Experts Have Resigned from an FDA Committee over Alzheimer's Drug Approval
I recall from a previous HN article, there is a _lot_ of controversy in the Alzheimer research area. 
Specifically about whether the amyloid plaque in Alzheimer actually is the root cause of Alzheimer. With the dissenting opinion being that the plaque is actually just a symptom.<p>As I recall, the claim (by the dissenters) in the article was that big names in research had staked their reputation on the plaque theory. Those big names were claimed to use their weight to suppress any research into alternative theories. 
The article then stated that the little bit of research into alternative explanation seemed promising, and that there were trials on removing plaque that did not seem to cure Alzheimer.<p>This news about a controversion FDA approval feels like it is related to this controversy. And to my mind, it strengths the case for &#x27;plaque does not cause Alzheimer&#x27;.