From: Bruce Moskowitz To: "jeffrey E." <jeevacationggmail.com> Subject: Re: Israel Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 10:11:26 +0000 Thanks the second and third have competition at PENN Sent from my Wad Bruce Moskowitz M.D. On Aug 2, 2017, at 5:39 AM, Jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: I thought you might be interested in what is happening in israeli co. s . since you like cutting edge stuff Schwartz Lab Prof. Michal Schwartz: Reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer's and neurodegeneration. Prof. Michal Schwartz, who discovered the link between the immune system and the brain, aims to slow, stop - even reverse - the progress of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and multiple sclerosis (MS). Her many breakthroughs include an immune-based therapy that, when given to mice with Alzheimer's, eliminated the brain plaques associated with the disease. And together with Prof. Ido Amit, she recently developed an antibody that helps restore cognitive abilities and brain cells in mice, thus actually reversing some of the effects of aging. The two scientists are now developing this research into a vaccine (among other things) to slow the brain's aging process. Sobel Lab Prof. Noam Sobel investigates the many complexities of the human olfactory system, the faulty function of which can be an early sign of neurological and cognitive deteriorations; for example, a well-known symptom of Alzheimer's is mistaking the smell of chocolate for that of oranges. Based on this knowledge, he has designed olfactometers (devices that generate odors) that are capable of providing early diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Segal lab EFTA00654676