Lots of people look to be trying to cover up and unfairly suppress this treatment. I guess big pharma stands a lot to lose, and they work for them.

I favor trials, of course, but the ones suppressing it would rather just bury it.

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forestrywat 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Seems like this treatment is widely reported on and there's interest in running controlled trials to evaluate its actual success rate. It's shown up on HN a lot.

And honestly, caution is valuable here. People with Alzheimer's are extremely vulnerable. As are their loved ones. Ensuring it's got rigorous data so caregivers can understand the tradeoffs seems important. Surgery at an advanced age is risky, no matter what.

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OutOfHere 3 days ago | parent [-]

> Surgery at an advanced age is risky

For all we know, it might in the future be possible to do it less invasively, like how a cardiac stent is installed. For us to get there, we have to pursue it aggressively. Dwelling too much on the current paradigm seems more constricting than helpful. We need an engineering-focused wartime approach to accelerate it.

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		I know it sucks to wait. But it's irresponsible to open up everyone to surgery for an unproven technique.

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catlifeonmars 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Hanlon’s razor much?

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