6月7日,美国食品和药物管理局(FDA)批准了自年以来首个治疗老年痴呆症的新药。然而,FDA也同时承认这种新药的药效尚未被证实。病人固然需要希望,但这不意味着可以降低科学标准。
Jun12th?Leaders?words
Dementiaresearch痴呆症研究
Falsepositive假“阳性”
TheapprovalofanewdrugtotreatAlzheimer’sispremature,riskyandwrong
一种治疗阿尔茨海默症的新药获得批准是为时过早的、有风险的、错误的
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ONJUNE7THAmerica’sFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)approvedthefirstnewdrugsincetotreatAlzheimer’sdisease.Theeuphoricreactioninsomequartersisunderstandable.AcenturyofresearchhasproducednoeffectivetreatmentforAlzheimer’s,whichismarkedbyever-worseningcognitivedecline,andaccountsfor60-80%ofcasesofdementia,aconditionaffectingperhaps50mpeopleworldwideandbe