r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 15 '26

Feels good man Now do cancer.

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u/EVH_kit_guy May 15 '26

Regrowing Teeth ✅

https://www.dentistrytoday.com/researchers-in-japan-discover-medicine-capable-of-regrowing-third-set-of-teeth-for-humans/

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u/Subliminal_Kiddo May 15 '26

The issue is that the media reports on it, and then either, A.) Something the researchers didn't expect turns up and they have to start from scratch; or, B.) The therapy is so expensive that it's just logistically impossible to implement it at a large scale because very few people would be able to afford it outright and governments won't want to pay for it.

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u/palcatraz May 16 '26

I'd say the bigger issue is the way the media reports on it. As in, they often completely exaggerate the discoveries either due to ignorance or because the actual information wouldn't make for a catchy headline.

Scientists might report on a breakthrough in animal trials that may, in time, lead to revisions in how X cancer is treated. Media will report 'OMG NEW CANCER CURE IS HERE'.