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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 2 Sep 2016

    Is the end of Alzheimer's now in sight? http://dailym.ai/2bRhSaX  via @MailOnline

    9:48 AM - 2 Sep 2016
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    • David C. Savino Stewart Prest Übermensch🗿 Derek James From Mr. Wayman 🧠 Happy Agnostic The Fragility of the Decentralized Consensus 山添玉基【受験英語/小論文講師】 WolfTron V
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      1. Giles Hammond‏ @GilesHammond 2 Sep 2016
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        Steven, a Daily Mail science article! They have one like this every day.

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      1. Professor Twain‏ @PrTwain 2 Sep 2016
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        This field has had game changing miracle cures just around the corner for 30 years. Skepticism is prudent

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      1. Wasantha Wijesundera‏ @wasanthapw 2 Sep 2016
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        Sounds like good news. This is the link to the article in Nature.http://go.nature.com/2bSf6XK 

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      1. slade grantham‏ @SladeGrantham 4 Oct 2016
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        Considering the rate #neurotoxins are being pumped into the air each day everyone is about to become retardeder.

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      1. Dr. Ribaldus Derb  🐸‏ @RibaldusDerb 3 Sep 2016
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        @Biorealism @MailOnline "May" means yet another scam by big pharma. (((Pinker)))

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      1. John C. Halloran‏ @johnchalloran 2 Sep 2016
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        That would be amazing!

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      1. 路爱国‏ @liaodang 2 Sep 2016
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        Antibodies targeting A beta are not new and they've failed clinical trials before. Somethimy new about this one?

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      1. ⓪ Grⓐhⓐm Steel  🔬 🎓‏ @McDawg 2 Sep 2016
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        Paper itself is paywalled. Read only version at http://www.nature.com/articles/nature19323.epdf?referrer_access_token=1zDz29lJzXWAzscw1ey6sNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OqjsrnqFbRwzkQCJeuXdT6QH-vYxB4jJOOZP2j6zdaAG4EU223LghMq_VnT14i8js16SlKIM4dAVJaaXMWVE759lqtymDZPu6PPDzkc4uuwr4zS8C_P6Vwwgam1Of1y_1gyT5vETtWrUANq_2K5EPDmcBTi4A1p-T5ZUJ2dRt2KhatiNtHXrxnEUvVzeTISH5TNN7CiR9KDCkkiOYsD2zIjSW1qM_-ndiaBOG94A3LLtzLZ4rYtUf0ladxolcKJ0s%3D&tracking_referrer=www.nature.com …

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