Killing and reversing are different levels of difficult.
All these scientists care about is mice. When will they realize people matter too? \s
Good thing you put that /s in there. I would never have realized this was a joke.
In this economy?
the drugs are letrozole (usually used to treat breast cancer) and irinotecan (usually used to treat colon and lung cancer).
We’ve really done the most horrific things to mice only to have discoveries and treatments paywalled.
"Already approved by regulators in the US "
🧐
Imagine Tylenol is found to cure a disease.
Tylenol is already approved, with known conditions under which it is safe and not safe.
Therefore, it is easier and safer to test a new use for Tylenol than starting from scratch testing a previously unknown drug.
Due to an unforseen supply issue, Tylenol is now $1000 a bottle.
Older, now-generic drugs. Los of companies produce and sell them for other purposes.
Are they giving mice Alzheimers???
the researchers tested them in mouse models of Alzheimer’s
The “mouse models” are lab mice genetically engineered to get Alzheimer’s, or in short: yes
