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World-renowned Alzheimer's
researcher says cure may be
found within the next few years
By Carl Stavros
r Irtpn Clews ;word Staff
World. -renowned
neurologist and Alzheimer's -
researcher Dr. Peter St.
George -Hyslop. -of the
1'niversity of Toronto. made
a strip in . Clinton last
Wednesday night. courtesy of
the • Hurrin County
Alzheimer's Society. tri
educate area residents on'the
cutting edge.genctic research
into the debilitating diwase.
Patti Down. president of
the Huron County
Al,hcirricr's Society. was
cry happy ro'have Dr. Sf.
George -Hyslop visit the
Ontario -Ministry - of
- Agricultural. Food aid Rural
\flaws building
..We arc very excited to
ha':c
Dr: St George -Hyslop
here." she said "it is a great
•honor and a privilege:- She -
added that. in the'tast month,
he _has.hceriv to Germany.
Japan and England.- and will
he going to Washiriguin U.C.
next.
For Dr. St. George -Hyslop.
travelling. alittle oft the
• heaten path is a necessary
aspect of his research and
'in"tlsement in Alzheimer's
studies
'it Is Berg f"mportanl (to
,,make these 'trip, ),-'. he said.
People can get the latest
information .on the research
being conducted 'Researchers
are ablest() dr,cern w1hat
. concerns people, as well:.as
obtaining useful insight."
Dr. St. George--Hy_;lop
began his, presentation with
so.mc . • background
tritormation.tit help bring the.
audience up tit• speed with
known causes ot the disease.
He ,rated .that" as afar as
k:i.osstl'e,eareh i. 'concerned:
Alzheimer': is a disease that
.-strikes in mid instate adult
- life it attacks the cognitive
function; of. the brain. such
'.n memory. it is heliesed to
he• c.iused by either genetic
predisposition. emtronmental
factors or a .. tmbtnatton ot
'both', He said the disease i,
-prc,`lrrrsslte. that it becomes
ty Corse until. •the patient
becomes hedridden. Jt kills
it, t i. tions In an acerae. of
tr.e, to 15.years. usually from
.ompltration, related to the
.l'sease such as infections.and
blood dots. 'Dr. Si. George -
Hyslop : noted' that
\!ihetmer' ts_the fourth
cat's:: of death among
iults. whieh mak`':: it as
William
Street
concerns
residents
lethal as the worst form; of
cancer.
"There is no proven cure or
Quoted
'It does the
same thing as
mats of hair in
your
plumbing,' --
Or. Peter St. George -
Hyslop, on the natty
clogss of protein
which kiN off the
brain's neurons,
causing Alzheimer's
disease.
prevention.. he said., And
treatment; only act upon the
.symptoms. ouch a. agitation,
hallucination,, paranoia and
dementia.
According to Dr. St
George -Hy hop. Alzheimrtr-,
is caused by a los; in the
mass tb the brain. as well a, a
severe dap ;ettnn in the
number .of neuron,. the
:thinking part, of the brain
cells. The -death of the
neurrin, is attributed
Neurofthrtllarly tangy;,. an
accumulation ot. fries. of
protein inside herse.cells. and
Amyloidheta peptide;.
'toxic' protein mat;
” fc cloe,'the same thing aS
mat\ of hair in your
plumbing." explained Dr. St.
George -Hyslop. adding that
the malty clog.; destroy the
neuron, the -r , they
destroy sour
Dr St. George -ft:,
studying the.l - _ .
mats of protea-:.
F=our: • Vg month rile
resident. attended the_ Sept
-meeting of Tucker.mith
Township council with •
.•ilii:erns about William
Street, the last street in the
hamlet to he payed. •
Luke Janmaat. Vern Scott.
Ron Kirk:01inetl and Colin
Young told council they
4% -err trttt-tit U,45• h4$4 nit , .
tytrw ard" to asphalt being put
dylysn nest sear." according
to 1'u:kersniith Township'.
minutes •
-
Httw e s er, .the had
:un:ern. mostly about the
hri'ht ,or the road. which is
riott better than n was. Snow
tenito.al. the •.•ost to•replace
the r.tsed ends of the
dit s; ss ass and Iey'eling
Lawns with the road.antithe
:,est too tat.c• the road to its
t,tlni:r Iesel"stere listed as
:t3n:enls. •
('ierk-Treasurer Jack
\i:1 achlin said the lot. are
,higher than the road in .otne
.pies: es .o that. mater can flow
onto the road for storm
drainage., and that no
problems are •anticipated for
.auw. remtsal. He sail the
road will he gated next
snrrne •
questions why they exist.
how they. are caused and
ultimately how to prevent •
them from occurring' He
explained that this is a very
• difficult task. as the brain is
the most intricate and
'detailed human organ As a
result. Dr:.St. George -Hyslop
and his .colleagues have
approached the secrets of
Alzheimer'; from _the_
opposite 'direction. They have
been able to recreate the.
same patterns of tangles in
the brains tit mice. even
though n6 other animal on
earth has any sign 7,f
Alzheimer, -like diseases
From here. Dr St George-
Hyslop wilt he able :to trace
the dynamic.:-ot the disease
as it progre:ses vt,hich will
help them solve some of the
mysteries of the disease
We have to pick apart the
disease process. find out how
it works. then deytgn a
treatment.' he stated.
Geneticist; ha'.e. employed
les, miL'o; o,.',.: tactic; to
trace.`the .. r�_nces r)t
Alzheimer
playing a , _ ride in
:he . _ Sc;en ,,t. are
11 f
...!:•-.erations
tams . _• tn.tt are r'ften
girt
Dr S.. Cie.) -Ye
Hv
ill' '1e use of
tat ley • have, 3.,
'discr:-�•: another nun toxo:
pep:. le that es
rherr.He7, of '
n„t A... -.!:mer . 1) -
St (icor-le-H. . -
,;e:... arse
an
recreate -tt or "anter Lard
they may -^e
to _. _Pie and i e
A:i _..sets ;yffer. r.
The difficult tack ,if
discovering the solutions to
the Alzheimer•: rtdJ e. 1.
further complicated by rhe
expense of rhe resear:h th.i:
t; being performed.
:The research t. :i,r•!•-_
edge. which makes i!
expensive. Said 1)- '
George -Hyslop . T
scientists rely on furi dingy*
from the SitniIr. of ]I-k.t -:
Alzheimer.: SociCty
Ontario as well as* -It '-
foundation: 1
organizations.
Howe•.er, Dr 5! (i,:
ifs slop :rated that
Quoted
'We now need
to put our
- shoulders to
the wheel
because the
end (a cure) is
achievable,' --
Dr. St. George -Hyslop,
neurologist and
Alzheimer's
researcher f
-urrent thiat
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