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		M0r13n 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Doctors could hack the nervous system with ultraso... You're right. But they explicitly wrote "we examined the potential of FUS as a treatment for diabetes". So they are discussing a treatment, not just symptom relief

literalAardvark 8 months ago | [–]

"Medical treatment" definitely doesn't always mean dealing with the root cause. As you've learned.

Splinting a leg is treatment, but it has nothing to do with not drinking before driving.

devmor 8 months ago | [–]

Are you confusing the term "treatment" for the term "cure"? Symptom relief is a type of treatment.

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