Children's Medical Safety Research Institute Announces Innovative Study on Alzheimer’s Treatment Is Subject of Crowd Funding Campaign
Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 29, 2015 -- One of the world’s leading experts on aluminum and aluminum-related illnesses is seeking funding for a study on the potentially lifesaving impact of removing aluminum from Alzheimer’s disease patients, announced the Children’s Medical Safety Research Institute today.
The research proposal is based on a successful pilot study published in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2013 that demonstrated clinically-significant improvement in cognitive function in some Alzheimer’s patients after ingestion of silicon-rich mineral water (which aids in the excretion of aluminum) over a 12-week period.
This discovery, representing the first time any treatment has been shown to be effective for Alzheimer’s patients, was made by researchers at Keele University in Staffordshire, England, led by Professor of Bioinorganic Chemistry Christopher Exley. Exley has been a pioneer in the study of aluminum toxicity and silicon for over 30 years and was the first to show that the toxicity of fish can be completely removed in the presence of silicon. He has since demonstrated the same for humans. A recipient of a prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship, Exley has published over 150 scientific papers and has been the Principal or Chief Investigator in two previous Alzheimer’s trials and others involving Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, macrophagic myofasciitis and premature babies.
Exley and his research team believe that the weight of evidence implicating aluminum in Alzheimer’s disease is so unequivocal that the effect of silicon in helping the body to excrete aluminum and reverse the effects of the disease must be tested in a large scale clinical trial. In it, early-stage Alzheimer’s disease patients will be recruited to drink at least a liter of silicon-rich mineral water every day for up to 24 months. During this time, Exley and his team will carefully monitor the state and/or the progression of memory and cognition degradation to determine if there is statistically valid proof of a contributory role for aluminum in Alzheimer’s disease.
The trial has been fully endorsed by the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, George Perry, Ph.D.
“There are many in the medical field who have given up on finding the cause of Alzheimer’s, but we have not,” said Dr. Exley, who has published previous research on the toxicity of aluminum and Alzheimer’s. “There have not been any significant advances in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease for 40 years. We are now in position to establish if aluminum plays a role in the disease and if it does, we will have an effective strategy for treating people with it.”
The scale of the study, referred to as “The People’s Trial,” has necessitated a public appeal for financial support which is being conducted through the crowd funding website, “Futsci” (short for Future science). A research proposal and video about the study can be found at https://www.futsci.com/project/the-aluminium-alzheimer-s-disease-hypothesis-what-is-the-role-of-aluminium-in-alzheimers-disease.
The 3-month fundraising campaign will be continue until September 20, 2015. If, at its conclusion, insufficient funds are raised, all donations will be returned to donors.
“Many of us have already been impacted in some way by Alzheimer’s disease and we know that it could affect us or someone close to us,” said Dr. Exley. “Now is the time when we can all make a difference. This is why I believe in this clinical trial and why I am asking you all to support it.”
An estimated 5.2 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease today and care for them is expected to reach $1 trillion each year in the coming decades if the current rapid rate of growth continues.
About CMSRI
The Children’s Medical Safety Research Institute is a medical and scientific collaborative established to provide research funding for independent methodologically sound controlled scientific research on causal factors underlying the chronic disease and disability epidemic. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is publicly funded and 100% of donations support new CMSRI research. http://www.cmsri.org
Questions? Contact Karen Baratz at karen(at)baratzpr(dot)com.
Karen Baratz, Children's Medical Safety Research Institute, http://www.cmsri.org/, +1 888-932-4629 Ext: 117, [email protected]
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