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Re:Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes ... by _prototype_ on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:22PM (#23095175)
So according to WHO, 67% of people older than 50 have Herpes 1: https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-s...

How do you account for the disparity between the massive infection rate and the relatively low Alzheimer's rate?

Re:Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes ... by vikramkr on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:28PM (#23095239)
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 (#23095312)
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 (#23095258)
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.
Re:Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes ... by vmception on Thursday May 07, 2020 @04:38PM (#23108009)
The article covers this question, they think it is just a factor. A funnel towards Alzheimer's that a lot of people still end up getting to the bottom of.