Glimmers of light in the Alzheimer’s darkness | Opinion
The other is my uncle who was a personal bulwark and mentor, a nationally recognized surgeon whose skills were honed at the same front lines. After my father died early, my uncle was my guide and support until his mind was ravaged by the disease and he was exploited by others and I suddenly lost my guide.
When the immune system of the central nervous system becomes active and releases harmful chemicals into the brain, we call it neuroinflammation. So the common wisdom is that healing the inflammation, or stopping the immune system response, may heal or at least stop the disease. But as is often said quoting Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, “God is in the details.”
Meanwhile, imaging techniques are advancing to the point where we can see the neuroinflammation before the plaques develop, and new treatments to target that inflammation are starting to show progress. It was not available in time for my uncle, but perhaps a treatment will be ready one day for yours.
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