Alzheimer's Breakthrough: Memory Loss Reversed In People Who Go Normal From 'Abnormal'

A team of researchers, for the first time in the history, has achieved a breakthrough by reversing memory loss is a small group of patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The small trial conducted on a group of patients offers tremendous hope for those who suffer from cognitive decline and memory loss.

According to the reports, the recently-conducted study reversed memory loss in patients to such an extent that they started to turn "normal" from abnormal" in just a few weeks' time. In fact, the researchers stayed mentally healthy for a longer period of time after the clinical trial was conducted.

The memory loss was reversed in patients suffering from early stage of the Alzheimer's disease. The trial involved just 10 patients, who experienced an overall improvement in the brain function that stayed for almost two years following the treatment.

The improvement in memory and cognitive function actually allowed some of the patients to return back to work normally. Earlier, memory loss and loss of cognitive function had forced them to opt out of their jobs.

The complete details of the study, published in the journal Aging, describes a personalized 36-point program that proved to be highly effective in treating early-stage Alzheimer's disease, which is otherwise difficult to treat.

Researcher Dale Bredesen of the Easton Laboratories for Neurodegenerative Disease Research at UCLA continues to work on the protocol to evolve it for future use in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. According to Bredesen, there is an "unprecedented" improvement in the 10 subjects, indicating the effectiveness of the programmed approach.

The 36-point program is being referred to as MEND, which stands for Metabolic Enhancement for Neurodegeneration. The program offers a personalized approach for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

That is, the personalized program includes exercises, diet, brain stimulation and sleep improvement measures that are specially designed to cater to the individual needs of each patient.