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[+] [S] -6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

First human trial for a treatment strategy passed (notably, we know that placebo treatments for diabetes fail). This more than passes the bar to justify further large-scale human trials and, clinically, is a very strong indicator of success.

What, is it not a cure until it's available to the public?

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago*

    I mean, the guy is correct… there are plenty of cases where someone has recovered from something that doesn’t have widespread impact.

    That doesn’t make this any less, but a good dose of scepticism is pretty healthy when it comes to broad statements like ‘cures diabetes’

    Edit: too many versions of ‘healthy’ haha

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    It justifies, in fact begs for human trials, but a single unregulated data point from a single moment is hardly a cure.

    It becomes a cure after the treatment is isolated from mitigating factors and acutely applied to the same disorder in many patients in controlled conditions with peer-reviewed and independently confirmed repeatable results over time.

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