The case of the alzheimer's patient
seems a tragic one to me, but not
everyone gets alzheimers or regresses to
childhoold. The chapter of Psi Beta on
campus here just had "Brain Awareness
Week" to try to raise consciousness (er, I
mean increase neural connections)
concerning ways of maintaining brain
health through proper diet, excercise,
supplementation, keeping one's mind
active, etc. Cloning, stem cell research,
and genetic engineering hold the
promise for new strides in treating
degenerative brain diseases. I've known
many elderly people who have remained
sharp as a tack until their death and led
active and engaged lives.

Also, many point out that aging is not a
mysterious metaphysical condition; it is a
increasingly understood biochemical
process which can be retarded and
perhaps some day halted, or even
reversed. One difficult but proven way to
retard aging is through calorie restriction.

http://www.walford.com

Another more expensive and less
effective way is through taking human
grown hormone. Anti-aging medicine is
only in its infancy and there's no telling
what the future will hold.

Prof. Borrowdale
borrowdalej@lanecc.edu