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From: "Jan Coetzee" <>
Subject: Connections Restored 
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 19:45:39 -0500

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Brain Cell Connections Restored With Gene Therapy

Alzheimer's patients sought for human clinical trials
http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/ucsd-usr020801.html

      In new research that builds upon previous work with atrophied brain
cells, UCSD School of Medicine researchers have found that essential brain
fibers that shrivel up and disappear in aged monkeys can be restored to
normal levels with infusion of tissue that has been genetically altered to
produce nerve growth factor (NGF), a naturally occurring substance found in
all vertebrate animals.
      Like telephone wires, these fibers, called axons, are vital for
transmitting messages to and from neurons within the brain.
      According to the UCSD researchers, the new findings provide additional
support for the potential use of gene therapy to treat loss of memory and
cognitive function in Alzheimer's patients.
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