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marybourg

(12,586 posts)
83. I'm happy for them to make a*reasonable* profit,
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 07:14 PM
Jun 2019

if they could just help people with Alzheimer’s. This is still a capitalist society.

Wouldn't this be something? MontanaMama Jun 2019 #1
Sure would and hopefully leads to advancement on many others! Brainfodder Jun 2019 #11
The vaccine must be affordable, absolutely. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #13
I would hope that this could be fast tracked due to the massive necessity. olegramps Jun 2019 #26
I hope so. demosincebirth Jun 2019 #75
Really hopeful about this pandr32 Jun 2019 #2
My mother did, too. trev Jun 2019 #61
Ditto n/t Cal Carpenter Jun 2019 #73
K & R 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2019 #3
Of course it's not a natural cure. lark Jun 2019 #4
Really? Fasting how often? A relative passed on info Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #9
Calls for permanent fasting, not eating from 8pm to 8am. lark Jun 2019 #12
What do CBD and BIL stand for? Pretty soon whole sentences will be acronyms! Doitnow Jun 2019 #21
CBD is hemp oil which you can take for pain lunatica Jun 2019 #23
I didn't use those, but I know what they are. lark Jun 2019 #31
CBD, not CDB. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #37
Yes: klook Jun 2019 #76
CannaBiDiol and Brother-In-Law. Cannabidiol is not psychoactive. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #36
... but a brother-in-law COULD be. Beartracks Jun 2019 #62
"Fasting" 8pm to 8am? That's NORMAL! Why do you think it is called BREAKfast? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #39
I haven't eaten like that since I was in my 40's. lark Jun 2019 #46
Ah, that makes sense. Sorry, it was snark against the promoters labeling it fasting, not you. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #47
I was thinking the same thing. :). But maybe it Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #56
It's NOT reading. That's association, not causation. There are other REAL activities to stave off A Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #40
I am not a doctor or scientist...just passing on what Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #42
I vaguely remember crosswords being "disproven" so I searched and found the opposite Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #49
Yes...my thought is that the research he is doing Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #52
"confusion between evidence" Cetacea Jun 2019 #77
Maybe novels helped my mother srobertss Jun 2019 #24
Didn't work with my mom. Stonepounder Jun 2019 #30
Didn't work for my dad wither. MontanaMama Jun 2019 #33
Yes the way I took it was that those are the only two things, reading Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #43
Here's something. I'm going to go mind my own business now. mahina Jun 2019 #64
'Several'? everything but the kitchen sink. Come on NIH, this broad.. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #70
There are lots of studies. You can search the published journal articles on pubmed directly. mahina Jun 2019 #71
Thanks Mahina! You rock Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #72
Na Laura it's not mine. mahina Jun 2019 #74
NIH and PubMed are valuable for sure, thanks for posting. appalachiablue Jun 2019 #82
That is interesting. I have often thought...you might be Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #53
My mother knew srobertss Jun 2019 #65
I searched "pubmed, dementia, coffee,novels" mahina Jun 2019 #45
Interesting. So reading and dementia didn't pop up Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #54
I just didn't search that term. mahina Jun 2019 #57
thanks SO much for finding this. Extremely interesting Mahina ! Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #60
Easy as pie. Just search with the term 'pubmed' for peer reviewed journal articl s mahina Jun 2019 #63
Define "natural"? zipplewrath Jun 2019 #10
I'd include CBD in natural, but I don't know a lot bout that.. lark Jun 2019 #14
anxiety zipplewrath Jun 2019 #17
It works on dogs. BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #29
Never heard of nightime dementia. We lost our dog Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #44
I never heard of it either but after I did BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #48
You are funny BG !!!!! Does the dog drink it? Duh Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #55
It tastes gross! BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #59
A doctor I know says physical exercise is a preventative measure Auggie Jun 2019 #16
That's good to know. I'm reading up on prevention right now. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #19
Alzheimers is not due to inflammation on the brain. Completely different mechanism. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #35
Fasting for 12 hours is basically skipping breakfast Politicub Jun 2019 #58
Keto diet as well Cetacea Jun 2019 #78
I like Keto but my husband hates it and he's the cook. lark Jun 2019 #85
Good. And good luck with everything Cetacea Jun 2019 #86
hope this and other promising threads are covered under right to try. mopinko Jun 2019 #5
A kick for my late mother, Angie. denbot Jun 2019 #6
Watching a family member go through this and helping arrange care AllyCat Jun 2019 #7
Wow - talk about a big find rurallib Jun 2019 #8
Keep in mind this is incredibly preliminary results. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #15
That's amazing! That co. is also working on Parkinson's. Imagine if those 2 things... Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #18
It's not a company. It's lunatica Jun 2019 #25
Looks like there are multiple universities and companies working on that. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #32
I'm glad so much research is being done on this horrible disease lunatica Jun 2019 #34
I hope this works. Probably not helpful to those with the disease. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2019 #20
The research shows improvement in mice with Alzheimers lunatica Jun 2019 #27
thank you so much for the hopeful news. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2019 #67
There is always hope lunatica Jun 2019 #69
Pretty soon there will be a vaccine for getting up in the morning! Doitnow Jun 2019 #22
A billion would be a bargain wryter2000 Jun 2019 #28
K and R Stuart G Jun 2019 #38
Make it so Bayard Jun 2019 #41
I wonder how what they are testing relates to AADvac1 vaccine trials? pat_k Jun 2019 #50
They will undoubtedly charge an astronomical fee for it. CentralMass Jun 2019 #51
I'll believe it when I see it Raine Jun 2019 #66
Nada about toxins in food and household products which are appalachiablue Jun 2019 #68
Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk Cetacea Jun 2019 #79
I'd read this too, and also wonder about prescription drug appalachiablue Jun 2019 #81
Somewhere someone is salivating over the potential profit... nt EarthFirst Jun 2019 #80
I'm happy for them to make a*reasonable* profit, marybourg Jun 2019 #83
Four comments: yonder Jun 2019 #84
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