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   REGIMEN ROLLS BACK ALZHEIMER'S SYMPTOMS   
      
      
   Regimen rolls back Alzheimer's symptoms   
   Researchers at the Buck Institute believe they've been able to roll back the   
   effects of a devastating disease for the first time.   
      
      
   Friday, November 07, 2014 12:00AM   
   NOVATO, Calif. -- Researchers at the Buck Institute in Novato believe they've   
   been able to roll back the effects of a devastating disease for the first   
   time, using a method that could offer new hope to the millions Americans who   
   suffer from Alzheimer's    
   disease.    
      
   "What we found is that when you make and store memories over your life, there   
   is a balance. In Alzheimer's there's an imbalance. So you're tilted towards   
   the side of pulling apart synapses, towards forgetting, and you're not good at   
   making and story    
   memories," explains Dale Bredesen, M.D.   
      
   Bredesen studies the pathways in our brains that contribute to the process of   
   both making and forgetting memories. It's a complex system of proteins and   
   amino acids that he believes can go out of balance. In a landmark study in   
   2006, Buck researchers    
   essentially re-balanced those molecules in the brains of mice that were   
   genetically engineered to have Alzheimer's. In follow up tests in a   
   water-maze, the mice showed no signs of memory loss.   
      
   "We thought, how can you achieve the same result? Clearly you can't go out and   
   make trans-genic humans, so how do you achieve the same result?" Bredesen said.   
      
   Bredesen's team began by carefully documenting diet and life-style factors   
   known to affect the brain's signaling network and ultimately identified 36 key   
   areas. Working from that list, they created specific regimens for each patient   
   in the study.   
      
   Examples include: eliminating simple carbohydrates, gluten and processed   
   foods, eating more vegetables, taking supplements like melatonin and Vitamin   
   D2, sleeping a minimum of 7-8 hours, and fasting between dinner and breakfast.   
      
   "And when we do that, we see big effects then on memory," observed Bredesen.    
      
   The clinical trial included just 10 patients, and unlike blinded drug trials,   
   the results are observational. But of the 10, nine patients reported a   
   significant improvement in their memory, and an actual reversal of symptoms   
   linked to Alzheimer's. More    
   than half were able to return to work.   
      
   "For the first time we can make these people better," Bredesen says.   
      
   He admits the regimen can be complex, and potentially difficult for many   
   patients to follow without the help of a caregiver. Still, Bredesen believes   
   the results could mark a turning point in the way researchers approach   
   Alzheimer's.   
      
   "When I found out that a number of these people, six out of the 10, were back   
   at work full-time, I said that's hard to fake. Of course we need more studies,   
   scans, blood tests, and that's in the works," he says.    
      
   The team is now working to secure funding for a large scale trial.   
      
      
      
   http://abc7news.com/health/regimen-rolls-back-alzheimers-symptoms/386187/   
      
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