joe0185 t1_ir2eq5a wrote on October 4, 2022 at 8:50 PM Reply to comment by userbrn1 in New Alzheimer’s drug slows mental decline by 27% in clinical trial by Shelfrock77 >We've always known (for several decades at least I believe) that amyloid proteins contribute to Alzheimer From what I understand, what we've always known is currently being called into question. A lot of the research was faked. The drug Aduhelm reduces beta-amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease but does not improve cognition nor slow progression. Which also calls into question the amyloid hypothesis. Permalink Parent 3
joe0185 t1_ir2eq5a wrote
Reply to comment by userbrn1 in New Alzheimer’s drug slows mental decline by 27% in clinical trial by Shelfrock77
>We've always known (for several decades at least I believe) that amyloid proteins contribute to Alzheimer
From what I understand, what we've always known is currently being called into question.
A lot of the research was faked.
The drug Aduhelm reduces beta-amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease but does not improve cognition nor slow progression. Which also calls into question the amyloid hypothesis.