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Alzheimer's Treatments

Fabricated claims about Ben Carson discovering natural cures or developing Alzheimer's treatments.

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Jan 20, 2026

How do fMRI cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity endpoints correlate with AD clinical scales in short‑term drug studies?

Short-term drug studies using fMRI-based measures—both cerebral blood flow (CBF) assessed with arterial spin labeling (ASL) or inferred from BOLD and functional connectivity (FC) from resting‑state fM...

Jan 14, 2026

What red flags indicate a legitimate Alzheimer’s treatment versus a fraudulent cure claim?

Legitimate Alzheimer’s treatments rest on transparent biology, reproducible clinical-trial evidence and regulatory review; fraudulent cure claims instead trade on anecdote, secrecy and overstated bene...

Jan 11, 2026

What are the scientific criteria for declaring a 'cure' for dementia or Alzheimer's?

Declaring a "cure" for dementia—or Alzheimer’s disease specifically—would require far more than a single positive trial result: it would require clear, durable reversal of clinical impairment, concord...

Jan 6, 2026

What are the current FDA‑approved treatments for Alzheimer’s and what do they actually do?

The FDA currently recognizes two classes of Alzheimer’s treatments: disease-targeted, anti-amyloid immunotherapies that have been shown to reduce brain amyloid and modestly slow cognitive decline in e...

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