FRIENDS Magazine Fall 2010 - Banner Health

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In the spring of 2010, Dr. Eric M. Reiman and his colleague, Dr. Pierre Tariot, embarked on an exploratory mission to Medellín, Colombia as part of the newly launched Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API) Key to prevention may be half way around the world Tucked away in the northwestern corner of Colombia in the Andes region of Antioquia lies the mountain town of Medellín where, for centuries, an isolated group of extended families totaling nearly 5,000 individuals has been enduring a seemingly endless and unbearable fate…early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, we are all too familiar with the form of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease that strikes seniors, but for those in Medellín, its ravage takes hold in their 40s—for a rare few, it begins in their 30s. In a cruel twist, parents are caring for and being forced to watch as their grown children are robbed of their memories and abilities. For researchers who have spent decades trying to uncover the cause of Alzheimer’s disease and identify effective treatment and prevention therapies, this family may be the best source of discovery. In the spring of 2010, Dr. Eric M. Reiman, executive director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, and his colleague, Dr. Pierre Tariot, embarked on an exploratory mission to Medellín. As part of the newly launched Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API), an international collaborative effort to identify new disease-slowing and prevention therapies, the trip was funded by contributions made to Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation on behalf of the API. The devastation Drs. Reiman and Tariot witnessed not only confirmed the family’s important role in finding new prevention therapies, but it also served as a stark reminder of why now is the time to end Alzheimer’s disease…before another generation is lost. In 2010, Dr. Eric M. Reiman, executive director of the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, and his colleague Dr. Pierre Tariot, traveled to Medellín, Colombia as part of a quest to identify new Alzheimer’s disease prevention therapies. Their travels brought them face-to-face with a large extended family of nearly 5,000 people that is plagued by a devastating form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The family is believed to hold the key to Alzheimer’s prevention. Opposite page: Snapshots of Dr. Reiman and Dr. Tariot’s visits with Alzheimer’s disease patients and families in Medellín, Colombia. 26 | B A N N E R H E A L T H . O R G
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