Dunno about Alzheimer’s, but as a result of Nixon’s “war on cancer”, there is a ton of money going into cancer research. It’s not only going into some narrow, c

Dunno about Alzheimer’s, but as a result of Nixon’s “war on cancer”, there is a ton of money going into cancer research. It’s not only going into some narrow, conservative research directions: good chunk of cancer research cash (if not the most) is only funding stuff that’s only tangentially cancer research. Talk to biochem researchers, they’ll tell you: if you want to get a grant, you write some bullshit story about how it is relevant to cancer research, and apply for a cancer grant. It doesn’t have to be very convincing, because the grant committees are not stupid and just play along, since cancer gets more money than it should, relative to other research needs.