Alzheimer's disease

Today I will be at UCLA to continue with my participation in the Alzheimer’s memory study group. The complete memory study sessions consist of one MRI exam two pet scans and a number of memory tests written and oral. During this period of tests I will not be on any medicine. It will be as if I were on a placebo. This series of tests will be about the same as I those I did about five years ago. I’m not sure that they will give me the results of the tests. It would be nice if they would compare the most recent results with my previous tests. Maybe I really don’t want to know. As far as I know they do not now have a medicine to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s. Some time ago I had had attended a lecture at UCLA by a noted Dr. who said that they know of only one thing, at this time, that prevents the disease . That is, smoking, and no one is recommending that you start.. I’m glad to be of any help that I can in preventing and curing this disease.