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Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say (futurism.com)
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In our latest attempts to make lab rats immortal, a new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice. This is a rare case where the title isn't even clickbait.

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[-] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately, mice don't get Alzheimer's disease. This has been a claim for a while in animal models. I'm sure it's good scientific work, but the press release is making wild claims.

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