The Crew : my brother Colin
Graham, son Magnus Graham, nephew Fergus Graham, Jonathan Baines,
Christopher Blount, Christopher Daws, coxes Martin Fitzgerald and
David FitzHerbert, Andrew Gordon, James Hepburne-Scott, Alexander
Lindsay, Rory Mann, Hugh Matheson, Peregrine Moncreiffe, Tony Pooley,
Jo Rogers, Mike Tebay.
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Thanks to everybody’s
overwhelming generosity last year, we helped fund the first year
of Dr Magdalena Sastre’s four-year project at Imperial College
London. Jamie intends to support this research, since it links exercise
to the production of the protein, PGC1a, which protects the brain
from the development of amyloid deposits, the key components of
Alzheimer’s.
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Following the rowing success
a year ago, Jamie and his Crew have decided to row back down river,
from Henley to Eton, on Wednesday, June 1st 2011. It would be wonderful
if for a second year running we could raise some serious money for
Dr Sastre's research and also the awareness of many more people
to this horrible, debilitating and demoralizing disease.
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In addition to a regular exercise
regime, Jamie is also trialling a drug aimed at breaking up amyloid
deposits. Jamie can still ride his bike, play tennis and his guitar
and there is no doubt that exercise is helping maintain his level
of cognizance.
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Surprisingly, Alzheimer’s
affects many of us long before we reach 60 and it is possible that
interaction between genes and lifestyle factors can start in a person
as young as 30! Time is of the essence and Dr Sastre’s project
is vital research which could lead to an important breakthrough.
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