> positions of influence There's the problem. People don't need to die off; the hierarchy of influence (especially as it pertains to funding, and secondarily a

> positions of influence There's the problem. People don't need to die off; the hierarchy of influence (especially as it pertains to funding, and secondarily as it pertains to publication) has to level out and be evidence-based. > My guess is that this point will have been reached by 2015 for atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease. For AD the point was reached because of evidence of past research misconduct, and inability to replicate. Not because of new evidence per se. Or at least that's what I gather.