Thursday, October 7, 2021

What if dormant microbes trigger the onset of Alzheimer's?


In the early 1900s, Auguste Deter was the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's (Credit: Wikipedia) 

 Lifestyle and genetic factors certainly play a role in the development of the illness.
 But it looks increasingly possible that some common viruses and bacteria – the kinds that give us cold sores and gum disease – may, over the long term, trigger the death of neural tissue and a steady cognitive decline. If so, infections may be one of the leading causes of the dementia.
 It's a theory that could have profound implications for prevention of the disease, writes David Robson.

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