By: JM Megail Gaumer
The debilitating disease of Alzheimer’s received a glimmer of hope today according to a nasal spray study being conducted by the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington reported by NBC News. In a Phase II trial of 104 volunteers with Alzheimer’s or mild cognitive impairment patients showed slowed or stopped progression of the disease. These are encouraging results for the treatment of this disease, which has not seen any effective treatments to date.
While the study is far from complete, researchers will soon begin the next phase of the study on a much larger scale to determine its success. Even though it would still take years for the nasal spray to become available if the results are positive, to those who suffer the disease and the family members who watch their loved ones slipping away, it is hope they need.
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