Below is an extraordinarily promising article involving a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.  A very significant component of nursing home and Assisted Living populations includes physically healthy individuals with developing Alzheimer’s. 

The drug, Enbrel – commonly used to treat arthritis, in recent tests has shown to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease in just minutes. Enbrel is believed to assist those with Alzheimer’s by delivering the same relief the drug offers arthritis patients. The drug, which is used to relieve the inflammation in joints of people suffering from arthritis, researchers now believe can reduce the inflammation in the brain of people suffering from Alzheimer’s.

This article offer some hope for the many families and patients suffering from this devastating illness.