Re:Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes ...
by vikramkr on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:28PM
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They might not be old enough for it to matter yet, and we might see numbers approaching that 67% as people live longer.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-causes-alzheimers-diseas...
"Older age does not cause Alzheimer’s, but it is the most important known risk factor for the disease. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease doubles about every 5 years beyond age 65. About one-third of all people age 85 and older may have Alzheimer's disease." (emphasis mine)
Perhaps if we beat cancer and cardiovascular diseases etc and see human lifespans reaching 100+ years old, we'll see close to 67% of people at that age get Alzheimer's.
Re:Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes ...
by ranDOMscripts on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:34PM
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Maybe it's like prostate cancer in that it changes so slowly that often something else kills you long before the prostate cancer has a chance to? [0]
[0]https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/understanding-prostate...
Re:Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes ...
by seesawtron on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:29PM
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I don't think one should extrapolate this study on a lab-grown human-like tissue to mammals like rodents in the first place. Extrapolation to humans is even more bizzare.
How do you account for the disparity between the massive infection rate and the relatively low Alzheimer's rate?