Carmel, CA Alzheimer’s Research Called Into Question
by Richard Kuehn on 08/14/22
A report in Science Magazine stated that an influential
2006 study relied on fabricated images to support its conclusion, which
resulted in misdirected Alzheimer’s research for the past 16 years. Dr. Karen Ashe, a senior University of
Minnesota scientist, has admitted that a junior colleague appears to have
manipulated two images. However, she claims
those actions did not affect the study’s wording and conclusion. And the first researcher to state that
Alzheimer’s disease is triggered by amyloid beta plaques in the brain now
concedes that after years of developing amyloid-targeting drugs that have failed,
a new approach must begin. He says a
multi-drug approach will likely be more affected. I’m confident we will gradually push back on
Alzheimer’s disease in the same way that we’ve pushed back on cancer and so on,”
Dr. John Hardy told USA Today. Regular
readers of my blog know that both my father and grandmother had this terrible
disease when they passed away. If you
need information or just someone to talk to, there are some wonderful people at
the Monterey branch of the Alzheimer’s Association in Ryan Ranch. They also have a 24-hour hotline at
1-800-272-3900.
