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Yes. My comment triggered most of that discussion. I have really good solid evidence for another common disease being caused by infection or microbiome dysbios
by nextos 7y ago
Yes. My comment triggered most of that discussion.
I have really good solid evidence for another common disease being caused by infection or microbiome dysbiosis. But I am encountering a lot of resistance in the field despite my theory, models and data being much more solid than the status quo to explain said disease and my research coming from a famous lab.
I guess it's really hard for lots of people to accept most of their careers were spent chasing the wrong hypothesis.
I've reached a tipping point where I think I can only push it further and develop a drug in a startup. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are also something I want to tackle because the mechanism is analogous. If someone wants to help or some VC is interested, just let me know. Contact email is in my profile. These diseases have a big CS / information theory component.
- Vomzor 7y agoWhat’s the disease? My personal experience and the research I’ve read makes me believe you are absolutely right.
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- esdott 7y agoProbably something like MS or another auto-immune disorder that could be microbiome and/or dopamine related. Could also be type 1 diabetes, RA, Crohn's, etc. Those would be my guess.
- fernly 7y agoNo idea if this is nextos's thing, but there's evidence for inflammation as a root cause of depression. cf Bullmore, the Inflamed Mind.
- vikramkr 7y agoWhat's the disease and what's the resistance from the field? Microbiome stuff isn't as hot an area of investment as it was a few years back, but there's tons of biotech funding to go around (assuming you're in the US) and if you have solid data and an actionable drug, it shouln't be extraordinarily difficult to form a company around it in this economy.