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Despite millions (possibly closing in on billions) of dollars... Oh, we're definitely into billions. Per year, and not total over time. This year alone, the
by btilly 6y ago
Despite millions (possibly closing in on billions) of dollars...
Oh, we're definitely into billions. Per year, and not total over time.
This year alone, the NIH is spending $2.8 billion on Alzheimer's research. And they are not the only source of research money.
Almost all of that goes to research based on the amyloid hypothesis.
- mattkrause 6y agoI thought there's no way that ~10% of the NIH budget would be thrown into that particular money pit, but lo and behold! https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2019-07/FY21-NIA-bypass-executive-summary-508_1.pdf https://www.nia.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2019-07/FY21-NIA...
- btilly 6y agoI actually was surprised to read the following sentence in there, While amyloid continues to be a target, 26 of the 41 pharmacological trials supported by NIA are focused on other targets. That's still far too much being thrown into a theory with a history of failure. But there is a shift there. Perhaps being criticized in places like Nature and Scientific American had an effect? One can hope!