Well, There is SOME unique credibility here that is often overlooked by the scientific community and the public This evidence,
Excerpt from the Jefferies slide June 2017:
"PATIENT EVENTS: THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE UNEXPECTED 101001 MORE ALERT REGARDING SURROUNDINGS 101002 FEELS MUCH HAPPIER MAKING JOKES 101003 MUCH HAPPIER WHEN ATTENDING CLINIC APPTS AND ENJOYS MAKING JOKES AND ENGAGES WELL IN CONVERSATION 101004 BETTER HAND COORDINATION. CALMER AND MORE COMMUNICATIVE 101006 IMPROVING MOODS. READING MORE BOOKS 101007 ABILITY TO PLAY THE PIANO AND READ MUSIC NOTES AT ABOUT 9 MONTHS INTO TRIAL. SHE USED TO PLAY THE PIANO AT AGE 5 AND LOST HER ABILITY PREALZHEIMER TRIAL 101010 ABLE TO FOLLOW PLOT WHEN WATCHING MOVIES WHEREAS PREVIOUSLY COULD NOT 101010 MORE COMPASSION FOR CHILDREN 101011 WIFE THINKS PATIENT IS A BIT MORE CHEERFUL 101013 ABLE TO DO MUCH MORE HOUSEWORK THAN BEFORE 101013 MORE DRIVEN AND UPBEAT LESS ANXIOUS ACCORDING TO CARER 101014 AN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST WHO RESUMED HER PAINTING ABILITIES AND NOW HAVING AN EXHIBITION IN NOV 2016. WRITTEN A 3 PAGE LETTER TO LONG LOST BROTHER 101015 PLAYING MORE GOLF NOW BY HIMSELF. MORE CONFIDENT AT GOING OUT BY HIMSELF 101017 ENJOYED HER TRIP TO BELGIUM - TALKS ABOUT SOME BITS OF HER TRIP 102001 IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT WITH FAMILY/FRIENDS/OUTSIDE WORLD 102008 IMPROVEMENT IN MOOD 102010 FEELING GREAT - IMPROVEMENT IN COGNITION AND MOOD, BALANCE AND GAIT HAS IMPROVED 103001 PATIENT REMEMBERING SOMETHING HE WOULDN'T HAVE PREVIOUSLY
Though anecdotal, Is becoming more and more important Especially in the eyes of the FDA
Science and medicine have made giant leaps in the past 10-20 years Unfortunately, Drug, management, prevention, cure etc research haven't experienced the same exponential growth
But now With breakthroughs in trial design, DNA, even Artificial Intelligence, etc... new and exciting doors have opened
Failure can be detected and explained more rapidly and more accurately than ever before And so can our ability to adapt There are many instances where something good has been misinterpreted as initially bad