Five drugs that do this are on the market, but they only delay the onset of dementia.

市面上有五种药物具有此效，但是他们仅仅延迟了老年痴呆的发作（并未根治）。

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The drugs do have side effects, but patients would much rather have weight gain and elevated lipids so that their brain could function normally.

药物确实有副作用，但是患者宁愿有体重增加和高血脂，也不要他们的大脑工作异常。

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Since there's really only one type of cholesterol these drugs do not lower the LDL but the overall cholesterol.

因为真的只有一种胆固醇，这些药物不会只降低低密度脂蛋白胆固醇，而是降低全部胆固醇。

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Moreover, modern therapists, including some people who aren't psychoanalytically defined, will say, "Look. These drugs are all well and good " but what they do is they mask the symptoms."

而且，现代的心理治疗师们，包括一些非精神分析治疗师在内，都会说，“这些药效果非常好,但它们治标不治本“

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