http://mindhacks.com/2008/05/23/terry-pratchett-on-the-ropes/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2008/05/23/terry-pratchett-on-the-ropes/#comment-6652 Mon, 26 May 2008 04:35:05 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/terry-pratchett-on-the-ropes/#comment-6652 Like Pratchett, Andy Grove in his battle with Parkinsons is extremely frustrated with peer review and the state of current research and was forced to take matters into his own hands. I have heard people who are influential on Wall Street say that they will never follow any biotech who is testing an ALS treatment because they have read books by prominent MD’s who do not believe the direction of current research WILL EVER find a cure or a treatment for ALS. I’m sure this is
old by now but the accumulation of plaques is
seen in healthy ppl as well as in ppl with ALS. ALS, IMHO,is systemic and not confined to the brain for crying out loud.

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