Alzheimer's: researchers around the world are feeling the urgency to find a treatment
(any delay of the disease would be a success)
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It's a cruel disease that strips away a person's identity until they can no longer remember their loved ones or feed themselves. But normally, Alzheimer's does not attack until old age. For some, though, it strikes early -- beginning its attack in their late 30's. Now, one cluster of Early-onset Alzheimer sufferers in the mountains of Colombia could offer hope to families around the world. For generations, the families in Antioquia have suffered with the disease, watching loved one after loved one deteriorate to death. Now they might be about to strike back. Early-onset Alzheimer is a rare form of the disease but its brain lesions are identical to those in the late-onset form so the hope is that a treatment for one could carry over to the other. Dr. Kenneth Kosik said: "People there are getting the disease generation after generation because they are getting a mutation in one of their genes. It gives us a very big clue in being able to predict who's going to get it."
While it's still too soon to tell, Kosik's team believes the Colombian families could help unlock the mysteries of Alzheimer's, ultimately leading to treatments or preventions. Read more: cnn.com
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