tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post8908237283579422576..comments2023-03-27T04:06:40.058-07:00Comments on Scientific Chick: A day on Alzheimer's diseaseDr. Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-25543690721444294252011-02-02T11:29:17.308-08:002011-02-02T11:29:17.308-08:00Looking forward to more posts from you! BarbaraLooking forward to more posts from you! BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-54428549864579231602011-01-31T22:22:37.959-08:002011-01-31T22:22:37.959-08:00@ Barbara: Glad you enjoyed the post. I usually tr...@ Barbara: Glad you enjoyed the post. I usually try to stay away from media hysteria. :) I think you read right: our increasing understanding of the disease can only help with the development of an effective treatment, but the clinical process takes years. <br /><br />There is so much more I could have written about, as each talk was more interesting than the previous, but I'll save it for a post at a later date.<br /><br />@ veach: Ding ding ding we have a winner! :) Well done on catching that Arrested Development quote. You'll notice that I gave a hint in that Arrested Development and Alzheimer's disease are both often referred to as AD. Ok, that was slightly obscure. Anyway. <br /><br />You have it nailed: no point in gloating about our longer life expectancy if quality of life doesn't keep up.Scientific Chickhttp://www.scientificchick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-55265206444001713442011-01-31T19:27:38.589-08:002011-01-31T19:27:38.589-08:00It's nice to learn other people (for example -...It's nice to learn other people (for example - those who enjoy Arrested Development) are concerned about the quality of the long-lived.<br /><br /> Who wants a heartbeat if they've lost the ability to make new, and retrieve old, memories?veach glineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858630502888259101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-90347523614136043262011-01-31T13:03:55.498-08:002011-01-31T13:03:55.498-08:00Disappointment results from unmet expectations, eh...Disappointment results from unmet expectations, eh, SC? <br /><br />Thank you for this post - you super-ceded my expectations. I am much more satisfied to hear reality in the treatment of an illness than media-pumped-hysteria-or-magical-cure. <br /><br />I read 'hope' for a distant future cure. At least there is knowledge of the physiological neuro-changes associated with the disease. <br /><br />Being middle-aged, I look at dementia research very seriously. So thanks again, and sorry, I can't remember the reference to win your bonus points. BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com