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Michael Kirsch, MD's avatar

While I'm not sufficiently schooled to understand the article in Cell reporting a possible protective effect of cancer with respect to Alzheimer's, this is certainly not a cause and effect relationship. I think the public often extrapolates a correlative relationship with causality. Sometimes, the press doesn't adequately explain this phenomenon which contributes to misinformation. Interesting stuff, Jason!

Jason Shimiaie MD's avatar

The article elaborates on a very specific biochemical pathway that they were able to directly manipulate with success implying it’s not only correlational

Michael Kirsch, MD's avatar

Thx for clarifying that, Jason. We have to all hope and pray that we will prevail against the scourge of this illness. I think that the available medicines have offered a rather limited limited impact. You know this issue at a much deeper level than I. Would you agree with this?

Jason Shimiaie MD's avatar

Yes the effect definitely has their limits