An established presence in the construction industry, Arthur Godsell of New York, NY, has served as president of the Godsell Construction Corporation for more than four decades. Outside of his professional life, he is a committed philanthropist in the Long Island area dedicated to giving back. One of the organizations Arthur Godsell regularly supports through his philanthropy is the Alzheimer’s Association—the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to finding innovative new treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s disease.
During the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), the organization’s chief science officer, Maria C. Carrillo, Ph.D., spoke about new research that indicates aggressive infectious agents (such as bacteria and viruses) may be an antagonizing factor that can accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, or even cause its onset. She conceded that such interactions had been strongly suspected before, but now there is a body of research that indicates the body’s immune responses to these infectious agents may have the negative downside of building up deposits of amyloid plaque in the brain—biological material that is the main cause of Alzheimer’s. According to Dr. Carrillo, this research serves to underscore the understanding that Alzheimer’s is a complex disease whose onset and development is interconnected with a variety of biological factors, many of which are yet to be fully understood. She went on to urge the organization to continue research in this area in order to better grasp the connection between infections and Alzheimer’s onset and progression.
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AuthorFor more than 19 years, Arthur Godsell has served as president of Godsell Construction Corporation, a family-owned construction company based in Hicksville, New York. Archives
March 2021
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