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More is good, but the NIH alone is already spending $2.8 billion/year on Alzheimer's research https://www.alz.org/get-involved-now/advocate/research-funding htt
by streptomycin 7y ago
More is good, but the NIH alone is already spending $2.8 billion/year on Alzheimer's research https://www.alz.org/get-involved-now/advocate/research-funding https://www.alz.org/get-involved-now/advocate/research-fundi... and that's not including spending from other government agencies (both US and international), charities, or pharma companies.
- mark-r 7y agoMost Alzheimer's research money has gone into the Amyloid hypothesis, which hasn't resulted in any fruitful results.
- shartshooter 7y agoDisease research isn’t about avoiding mistakes, it’s about taking chances and exploring avenues that look promising. Failure is essential to learning.
- labster 7y agoTell that to the grant boards and agencies who spent over a decade refusing to fund any Alzheimer’s research unrelated to the amyloid hypothesis.
- ncmncm 7y agoChanging tack in response to failure is the essence of learning. Doing the same thing again and again is the opposite of learning.