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		msie on Dec 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese university finds Alzheimer's drug effecti... They could have tried the drug on humans but they wouldn’t have had the results they got with mice.

TheChaplain on Dec 24, 2021 [–]

They probably have plenty of candidates, but if the outcome would make the situation worse for the patient... Well, they'd be in for a world of bad PR and possibly legal issues.

Imagine the headlines.. "Company X ruined the last living days of patient"

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