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Quite apart from the validity of this study, isn’t a purely palliative measure still valuable?
by emodendroket 4y ago
Quite apart from the validity of this study, isn’t a purely palliative measure still valuable?
- mattkrause 4y agoLiterally billions of dollars has been spent, futilely, on the idea that removing plaques would stop/reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. This "amyloid hypothesis" has not been a smashing success, to put in mildly.
- ummonk 4y agoIt's not clear that treating amyloid plaque is actually palliative for Alzheimer's patients.