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		krrrh on Oct 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic... The protocol is mostly lifestyle changes, there’s no meaningful way it could be double-blind. It has to be compared to standard of care outcomes.

adrianN on Oct 13, 2021 [–]

The control group could use a different set of lifestyle changes. Changing something always has an effect. You need to somehow figure out whether the changes you propose are better than just doing anything.

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