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catcamus
08-26-2010, 04:23 PM
So many proposed drug therapies for Alzheimer's have appeared promising in animal models but don't pan out in phase 3 human trials. Which is very discouraging. This summary of a recent article provides some thoughts on the issue, but not a lot of answers:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2810%2961316-5/fulltext