For the past several years, I have donated the spare cycles on my home
computer for research -- initially searching for prime numbers, then for
AIDS research, and now for research on human proteome folding used for
medical research on a wide variety of diseases, including Alzheimer's.
My daughter works for the Alzheimer's Association here in Arkansas, so I
am taking a particular interest in it. This page -- http://www.hbpp.org 
-- states that: "HUPO BPP is an open international project under the
patronage of the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) that aims ... to
analyze the brain proteome ... with focus on Alzheimer's ...".  There
are many such websites which are collecting information for this
project, including the World Community Grid to which I belong.  This is
no hoax, and although it might still be years before this research is
successful, the more people who donate their SPARE computer power --
which is otherwise wasted on something like a screensaver -- the sooner
the project can be completed.

I have created a personal website -- http://tinyurl.com/b7ofs -- which
explains the process a bit more and provides several links to other
sites for more information.  The World Community Grid is NON-PROFIT and
doing research for the betterment of all mankind.  I hope -- especially
during this special holiday season of charity -- that you will consider
donating your SPARE computer power to this worthwhile project; all it
will take is a few minutes of your time, and I am confident that you
will never even know that it is running on your computer after it is
installed.  As I mention on my webpage, if you are skeptical, do a
web-search for "grid computing", also known as "distributed computing",
and you will see that this has been around for a long time and is
perfectly legitimate.  I have no personal stake in this other than
wanting to help find a cure for Alzheimer's.

Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

Bill Velek