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Alzheimer's May Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Expert Reveals
Sciencealert ^ | 08/19/2024 | Donald Weaver

Posted on 08/21/2024 12:01:40 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest with recent years witnessing several important controversies.

In July 2022, Science magazine reported that a key 2006 research paper, published in the prestigious journal Nature, which identified a subtype of brain protein called beta-amyloid as the cause of Alzheimer's, may have been based on fabricated data.

One year earlier, in June 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration had approved aducanumab, an antibody-targeting beta-amyloid, as a treatment for Alzheimer's, even though the data supporting its use were incomplete and contradictory.

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KEYWORDS: alzheimers; brain; disease; reveals
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They already proved the mechanism by reversing it.

The problem is that it wasn’t a drug. Obviously it was deemed not effective (translated: “Not profitable.”).

Ever since beginning my book, I’ve been extremely critical of Alzheimer’s research and, most particularly, its fundraising.

This is just more evidence. More of the same.

A massive fraud, just as I first alleged a decade ago. In fact, that article was one of the first which farcebook censored (while in DRAFT); I never did publish it.

Moot point, as far as I’m concerned.


21 posted on 08/21/2024 9:59:27 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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