Researchers have found a new physical therapy method for elders with
Alzheimer’s or dementia. They do this by generating a new human neuron from
adults in the right brain. "The ultimate goal we have in mind is that this may one day enable
us to induce such conversion within the brain itself and thus provide a novel
strategy for repairing the injured or diseased brain” says Johannes Gutenburg
from the University of Mainz. The cells that are able to make this great leap
are called paricytes. They are closely associated with blood vessels and keep
the blood brain barrier stable. In the scientists research they discovered that
the new neurons were able to interact with other neurons thus possibly making
chains to work with each other. These discoveries of the pericyte could
possibly lead to the damaged part of a dementia patient being fully cured.
This
article shows the phenomenal things scientists are producing to save the sick,
and elderly people. Dementia and Alzheimer’s are horrible and depressing
diseases for the people with the disease and their family around them. Watching
someone die with Alzheimer’s, and seeing them forget who you were is hard. So
this discovery is something that will be well respected with the world and the
community of the people suffering from Dementia or Alzheimer’s and their family
members.
The
only problem that I have with this article was it didn’t have many quotes from
the scientists or the researchers working on this project. I would have liked
to hear more about what they are saying this discovery is like and their
thoughts on what should come after. Overall I liked this article and found the
information useful and interesting.
posted for M. Huncke
I read Matt Hunkes article on, “A new treatment for Alzheimer’s.” This article was very interesting because it was relatable and also had lots of information. One thing Matt did well was quoting things from the article, because it gave your more information. Another thing Matt did well was reflecting on the article, he gave an opinion to it and it really developed it. A third thing Matt did well was explaining some things in his paragraph. He was talking about the cells that are able to make great leaps are called parasites and went on explaining about them.
ReplyDeleteTwo things Matt could have worked on, was one explaining some words more for example a lot of people probably don’t know what a neuron is or does, so maybe he could have explained that. And a second thing he could have worked on is explaining about the article more, I felt like his reflection was a little short and could have been elaborated on more.
One thing that impressed me was the new physical therapy method for Alzheimer’s patients. Its good to know that there is a way to help this disease. I know that watching my grandfather having Alzheimer’s its very hard on a person to watch how this disease grows and pretty much eats them up. Going to see him and having my grandfather not remember who you were was especially hard, so to have this new therapy out, will help and heal many families.
My fellow peer Matt Huncke, who wrote about how scientist may have found an effective treatment for Dementia as well as alzstimers. Three things that shocked and surmised me were, that this discovery is something that will help with the world community of the people suffering from Dementia or Alzheimer’s and their family members. The second thing was how the cells that are able to make this great leap are called paricytes. They are closely associated with blood vessels and keep the blood brain barrier stable, which is important to the human body. The last thing that was very factual and nice to know was the way they do the treatment, this by generating a new human neuron from adults in the right brain. Two things he could work on were how he could have explained how the facts are useful. The other thing he could improve on is how he introduces the article. While reading his commentary he really introduced these discoveries of the pericyte could possibly lead to the damaged part of a dementia patient being fully cured. This commentary was well done and would have me reading this article for sure.
ReplyDeleteMy classmate, Matt Huncke, did an reflection on a new discovery scientists made on treatment towards Alzheimer’s. He talked about how they generate new human neurons from an adult’s right brain. One thing that Matt did well, was make his writing more interesting as you continue to read. His second paragraph’s topic sentence forced me to continue to read his reflection. Another thing that Matt did very well was, choose an interesting topic. Even though it seems like an obvious thing to do, choosing a topic that is interesting is very important. One more thing that Matt did well was explain his topic. He told you about Alzheimer’s as if no one in the world knew what it was.
ReplyDeleteEven though Matt’s reflection was good, there were still things that he could improve upon. He didn’t cite his source which made it difficult to find it an read the article. If he had cited his source it would have improved the overall quality of his writing. Another thing that he could have done was quote another article. If he had other source talking about this new discovery than you would know that it is true and that it can be proven.
Overall Matt did a great job on this assignment. He made it interesting to the point that you have to continue to read it. One thing that interested me about Matt’s reflection was that doctors can generate human neurons from the right brain. Ultimately Matt reflection was as success and a great overall job on the assignment.
I read Matt Huncke’s article review “New Treatment for Alzheimer's”. Matt did a fantastic job giving strong examples from the article. For instance, the quote by Johannes Gutenburg introduces the article well and helps with the explanation of the article. Also, I liked how Matt included words from the article, and his choice of words and description made her article very easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Matt’s review could have been improved if he incorporated a little more summary of how this treatment was discovered and the effectiveness of it. I really enjoyed how he incorporated his opinions into the review because I was able to relate them to my own.
One aspect that impressed me in this article was how the scientists were able to discover this new treatment of Alzheimer disease. This article was very interesting to me because one of my grandparents has Alzheimer disease and I was intrigued because I have never actually known much about the treatments that doctors are putting him through. Overall, I think Matt did a fantastic job on this review and it really opened my eyes to see how technology has affected our world and enabled us to learn more about life and how we can now treat a disease that we knew almost nothing about a decade ago.
My fellow classmate Matthew Huncke reviewed the article, “New Treatment for Alzheimer’s.” This article spoke of new physical therapy methods researches recently discovered for those suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia. One of my favorite aspects of this review was how Matt really explained, in depth, how the specific cells, called parasytes, which are able to make this great leap. He also obviously really understood and knew this topic well and was able to analyze the article in an even deeper way due to prior knowledge. Matt also included quotes in his review, for an example, the one from Johannes Gutenburg explains what the review was about. To make this review better Matt definitely could have involved the article a little more, for instance he never gave the author or actual title. Matt also didn’t include the link to the article, which would have given us a better idea of what he was analyzing in this review. I thought that this article was especially interesting because I know of many people’s grandparents who have been affected by this horrendous disease, but I never knew that there could be treatment for it. Overall though I thought this review was very well done and gave us an idea of the new headway that researchers are making and how close they are to the cure.
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