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There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s because the biological model they were following looks to be wrong. Drug candidates that satisfy the model don’t do anything for

There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s because the biological model they were following looks to be wrong. Drug candidates that satisfy the model don’t do anything for quality of life. More basic research is required to develop a new model or two. And I seem to remember that no other species gets Alzheimer’s so the research has to involve gene modification and inference from the adapted test animals. But the market is immense so the cash will continue to be thrown at the problem.

sargstuff 4y ago
Not specific to alzheimers, but complicated disease where noticable problems don't happen for decades makes finding a cure time consuming. Recent discovery on non-human alzheimers : https://www.sciencealert.com/stranded-dolphins-show-signs-of-alzheimers-disease-in-their-brains https://www.sciencealert.com/stranded-dolphins-show-signs-of...