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(99,646 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2015, 07:35 PM Mar 2015

Shaker student aiding Alzheimer's research

Source: Times Union

By Tim O'Brien

COLONIE — A 17-year-old Shaker High School student is doing groundbreaking research into Alzheimer's disease he hopes will ease the path to a cure.

Muhammad Ali started the project when he was 14 and began a three-year course on science research.

At first, Ali said, he was interested in researching HIV.

"We realized there weren't a lot of professors that would let a 14-year-old research an infectious disease," he said.

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Shaker High School senior Muhammad Ali, 17, speaks to the Times Union Tuesday afternoon March 17, 2015 at his school in Latham, N.Y. Ali has spent three years conducting research focused on stopping Alzheimer's. His groundbreaking work is now being tested in labs. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

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Shaker student aiding Alzheimer's research (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

K&R. I wish him success in his Alzheimers work. JDPriestly Mar 2015 #1

And the children shall lead. Certainly this one will. calimary Mar 2015 #2

Good for him cosmicone Mar 2015 #3

Isn't that a tad condescending? Luke Zee Mar 2015 #6

Wouldn't it be more appropriate for a Shaker to work on Parkinson's? tclambert Mar 2015 #4

... Thor_MN Mar 2015 #8

Good thing he can be rational phil89 Mar 2015 #5

Kick for young brilliance KMOD Mar 2015 #7

When I first read the headline, Gore1FL Mar 2015 #9

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

1. K&R. I wish him success in his Alzheimers work.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 07:40 PM

Mar 2015

calimary

(81,281 posts)

2. And the children shall lead. Certainly this one will.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 07:47 PM

Mar 2015

Always blows my mind when some kid comes up with a near-genius idea or approach or invention or solution to a big problem - like the kid whose work could help us clean up those trash gyres in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. OUTSTANDING! Gives me hope.

I hope he wins some BIG grant to fund further research. This is a VERY valuable and indeed urgent pursuit as we all age.

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

3. Good for him

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 07:49 PM

Mar 2015

He should be a role model for Muslim youth. He is proud of who he is and is moving forward rather than joining ISIS or some other backwards movement. This story should be publicized far and wide.

Bravo