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Study of 500,000 Medical Records Links Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] SpacePirate@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It was absolutely worth the money ruling it out. That’s literally how science works.

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Except the original study wasn't properly vetted for decades and it really set us back because we blindly followed the wrong path. Science institutions failed this time around. In this case, the money was more of a tragic loss.