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Testing drugs for conditions triggered by social isolation
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The speaker discusses the lack of testing for neuropeptide inhibitors, which could be used for treating conditions caused by social isolation or bereavement stress, due to an economic disincentive for pharmaceutical companies to retest drugs that have previously failed animal experiments. He suggests giving questionnaires to people who are given these drugs and are socially isolated to measure its efficacy.
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The use of neuropeptide inhibitors in treating stress could be beneficial, but there is a lack of economic incentive for pharmaceutical companies to test them due to previous failed tests.
1:32:34 - 1:42:19 (09:45)
Stress
Summary
The use of neuropeptide inhibitors in treating stress could be beneficial, but there is a lack of economic incentive for pharmaceutical companies to test them due to previous failed tests. Studies on animals show the inhibitors can be effective in treating stress, particularly social isolation and bereavement stress in humans.