[darkerside]

I wonder how often science gets derailed simply because people are in the habit of expecting a single answer to their questions. We know that car accidents cause lacerations, although there are plenty of cases that happen in the absence of car accidents. Isn't it possible that MS is a symptom with multiple possible causes, any of which could set off a vicious cycle of nerve degeneration?

[neltnerb]

The scientists don't get derailed, but I get too many forwarded articles with silver bullets. One of my friends suggested intentionally getting stung by bees. This is magical thinking for a complex illness.

On the other hand, tecfidera had as the active ingredient a chemical I can buy from alfa aesar for $22 a liter. There's a lot of things that no one has studied yet I guess, for better and worse.