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Re:Potential fabrication in research threatens the amyloid t... by emmelaich on Thursday July 21, 2022 @09:36PM (#32187448)
Can you tell us what level of fraudulence is present in research for other mysterious diseases? Such as MS or Crohn's or ..
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Re:Potential fabrication in research threatens the amyloid t... by mike_hearn on Friday July 22, 2022 @07:33AM (#32190844)
Cancer, unfortunately:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02002-5

"Exclusive: investigators found plagiarism and data falsification in work from prominent cancer lab" (July 20, 2022)

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Re:Potential fabrication in research threatens the amyloid t... by vba616 on Thursday July 21, 2022 @11:45PM (#32188272)
If people were faking research suggesting a cure for MS or Crohn's, then there would be (alleged) cures to discuss, no?
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Re:Potential fabrication in research threatens the amyloid t... by emmelaich on Friday July 22, 2022 @12:36AM (#32188571)
There are quite a few treatments and theories of cause. No need for alleged full cure.
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