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scarmigyesterday at 6:07 PM3 repliesview on HN

> Pieper emphasized that current over-the-counter NAD+-precursors have been shown in animal models to raise cellular NAD+ to dangerously high levels that promote cancer.

As someone who's seen both cancer and Alzheimer's up close, that would be a very easy choice.


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JumpCrisscrossyesterday at 7:26 PM

> current over-the-counter NAD+-precursors have been shown in animal models to raise cellular NAD+ to dangerously high levels

Is this a problem with the molecule or the dose?

kingofmenyesterday at 6:31 PM

Uh... which one? Choice is not obvious to me, and I think it would depend on the type of cancer.

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tsoukaseyesterday at 8:39 PM

Except that time of death comes on average many years later for Alzheimer's than cancer. In the same thought, better die from heart attack instantly but unfortunately much earlier, which would be devastating for the relatives.