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Can Alzheimer's Be Reversed?

Alzheimer's mice trials paul blart mall cop dvdrip MIT scientists now claim they have been able to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's in mice drug trials.

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Is this welcomed news too good to be true?

The answer is in the proof. 

What we now know is that a gene that promotes brain memory has been identified.  The mice with Alzheimer's symptoms in the trials are showing improvement.

The not-so-good news is that a drug for people may still be a decade away.  That won't be soon enough for some of our  aging parents but it may help some of us if it indeed works.

Read    MIT-led team IDs gene key to Alzheimer's-like reversal 

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