In Defense of the Amyloid Hypothesis

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andsoitis · 1h ago

"an engineer formerly with SpaceX and Google, now working in AI safety. Alzheimer’s isn’t my field, but I got very interested in it, spent six months studying the literature, and came away believing the amyloid hypothesis was basically completely solid."

al2o3cr · 1h ago

    Alzheimer’s isn’t my field, but I got very interested in it,
    spent six months studying the literature

Ooooh, SIX WHOLE MONTHS of studying! Check out the big brains on David over here! He's clearly ready to refute the entire research establishment!

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In Defense of the Amyloid Hypothesis

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