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the plaques and tangles
in the brain that indicate
Alzheimer’s.
According to the National
Institutes of Health, “in the
Alzheimer’s brain, abnor
mal levels of this naturally
occurring protein clump
together to form plaques
that collect between neu
rons and disrupt cell
function.”
Other parts of the
Alzheimer’s patient’s brain
indicate a particular pro
tein, known as tau, bunch
ing up or becoming twisted
in tangles.
This is the second trial
with the drug, part of
the process to getting it
approved by the Food and
Drug Administration.
“This trial stairsteps the
medication to see the maxi
mum (dosage) amount a
person can tolerate,” Rec-
knor said.
“The neatest thing about
(this trial) is we can diag
nose (Alzheimer’s) and see
it (in imaging results), so
the person” gets definitive
answers about their condi
tion, he said. “Plus, they
get access to a medication,
which I think is really good,
and they can stay on their
present meds.”
For both Recknor and
Ritter, the research has
personal meaning, as well.
“My mom looked after
my grandparents (both
with Alzheimer’s) for about
12 years,” Recknor said.
“She just wasn’t going to put
them in a home. She had
some people come in and
help, but (caregiving) took
away her life.”
Alzheimer’s “runs in my
family,” Recknor said. “My
grandmother had it and my
mother’s going through it
right now. I took her car
keys away a little over a
year ago — maybe two
years ago — and now we’re
at assisted living.”.
Research overall has
increased in addressing the
disease, which affects over
5 million Americans and
burdens not only patients
but caregivers and families.
Researchers “are work
ing aggressively to find a
cure for this disease,” Rit
ter said.
“I’m hopeful. We’ve got
to have some movement
with this,” Recknor said.
“We really do.”
AUSTIN STEELE I The Times
Taylor Mumpower, a technician with the Center for Advanced Research, takes a blood sample
from Jeanette Rees on Thursday, Nov. 1.
Photos by AUSTIN STEELE I The Times
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