Pfizer discovers a breakthrough on Alzheimer's prevention, and decides that it would cut into their profits to pursue the technology. They also don't tell anyone non-profit, because it sets a poor precedent for the creation of cures that could undercut their current treatment profits.
I apologize for not embedding the original Washington Post story, as that site splash added the crap out of me.
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A U.S. drug company did not openly share or perform further studies on a successful rheumatoid arthritis medicine that internal researchers suggested was reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 64 percent, according to Washington Post article published Tuesday.
Researchers at Pfizer reportedly urged the firm to conduct a clinical trial after finding the potential hidden benefit of the anti-inflammatory drug Enbrel while analyzing insurance claims.
It was estimated to cost $80 million to conduct the trial, and Pfizer decided to pass.
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The 20th century had Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot as the most heartlessly egregious murderers. The 21st century will have the Boards of pharmaceutical companies holding back treatments and cures for multiple diseases as our most efficient killers.
Hive of scum and villainy.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/44...ilities-report
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...=.b2eb54b3ec56