Re:Copper transport drug restores memory and clears toxic Al...
by DavidSJ on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @08:56PM
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Perhaps I am just not well-informed but 30% slowdown in progression translates to sufferers have some mild improvement in cognitive tests and live a few months longer.
A few years longer. It's obviously frustratingly far from where we'd like to be. It was only a direct response to the claim that Alzheimer treatment isn't even in the "sometimes progress is slow" category, but rather in the "no meaningful benefit at all" category.
I'm not saying amyloid beta research should be terminated. Merely that everyone in the field should be willing to entertain other ideas.
We agree that people should be willing to entertain other ideas! I don't think anyone is saying otherwise.
Perhaps I am just not well-informed but 30% slowdown in progression translates to sufferers have some mild improvement in cognitive tests and live a few months longer.
Maybe it is simply too early to tell but I would naively expect something much more significant. Perhaps this is the sort of thing that requires much earlier treatment to demonstrate better results.
I'm not saying amyloid beta research should be terminated. Merely that everyone in the field should be willing to entertain other ideas.