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Re:What causes Alzheimer's? Scientists are rethinking the an... by SamBam on Saturday December 10, 2022 @09:44PM (#33939543)
Rerouting is mitigating. If the end result is lack of dementia, that's what's important. The fact that some percentage of the neurons are damaged is not a problem. The elasticity of the brain is an evolved trait, rerouting is what the brain does to keep working.
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Re:What causes Alzheimer's? Scientists are rethinking the an... by throwawaymaths on Sunday December 11, 2022 @01:09PM (#33945662)
Well no. Is it not obvious that if you could prevent the damage that would be better than patching it over?
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Re:What causes Alzheimer's? Scientists are rethinking the an... by kupopuffs on Sunday December 11, 2022 @06:01PM (#33948575)
Depends on what negative effects actually manifest
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