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Cats develop dementia in a similar way to humans (www.bbc.com)

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[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is bad for cats. Millions of mice are already abused for alz research.

[–] RipLemmDotEE 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Try actually reading the article. All tests were performed on cats who were already deceased.

[–] KingGordon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I did. Try thinking next steps. What about the next round? What about drug trials? What about engineering cats to be MORE susceptible to alz so the tests are easily to replicate. Like transgenic mice: https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/2025/03/06/what-are-transgenic-mice-how-did-uga-use-them-for-alzheimers-research/81743687007/

I stand by my statement.