Cold sores a risk factor for Alzheimers
Oct. 8th, 2021 03:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
agoodwinsmithFrom Dewline - thank you.
This article discusses both the investigation of herpes simplex as a large contributing factor to the development of Alzheimers disease - *and* the resistance the researchers faced (and still face) from the medical community wedded fruitlessly to the amyloid beta plaque theory:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211006-what-if-dormant-microbes-trigger-alzheimers
This fits my Dad's profile better than other scenarios.
This article discusses both the investigation of herpes simplex as a large contributing factor to the development of Alzheimers disease - *and* the resistance the researchers faced (and still face) from the medical community wedded fruitlessly to the amyloid beta plaque theory:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211006-what-if-dormant-microbes-trigger-alzheimers
This fits my Dad's profile better than other scenarios.
