A link between various infections and Alzheimer's
( bacteria located close to the amyloid plaques )
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For decades, scientists have struggled to understand what causes Alzheimer's disease, once even suspecting that exposure to aluminum pots and pans played a role. Much is still unknown.
New Canadian research, however, offers a novel clue, concluding that infectious diseases such as bacterial pneumonia and the virus behind cold sores may make people more susceptible to the devastating illness — and indicate a way to guard against Alzheimer's.
If borne out with more study, the findings would make it even more important to aggressively treat infection, while raising the possibility that vaccines against certain bacteria or viruses could actually prevent Alzheimer's, says a paper published in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia.
"It is kind of counter-intuitive. You think an infection is gone and that is it, right?" said Dr. Paul Verhoeff, a psychiatrist at Toronto's Baycrest brain-research facility. "But think about those cold sores. Whenever your immune system is compromised, those cold sores come back ... We think that some infections can really increase the chance someone could develop Alzheimer's if the person already has other predisposing factors." Read more: canada.com
Research on the ingredients was not the same as research on the product itself
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