Alzheimer’s amyloid hypothesis ‘cabal’ thwarted progress toward a cure (2019)
FTA, contradicting the headline (emphasis mine):<p>&gt; Despite being described as a “cabal,” <i>the amyloid camp was neither organized nor nefarious</i>. Those who championed the amyloid hypothesis truly believed it, and thought that focusing money and attention on it rather than competing ideas was the surest way to an effective drug.<p>This discrepancy indicates part of the problem: the investigators narrowing the search for causes honestly believe in what they&#x27;re doing.<p>The NIH review panelists really believe they&#x27;re safeguarding the NIH budget, and the Pharma execs really believe they&#x27;re wisely allocating their R&amp;D budget.