Overwhelming Evidence for a Major Role for HSV1 in Alzheimer’s Disease (Ad)

Re:Overwhelming Evidence for a Major Role for HSV1 in Alzhei... by ThePowerOfFuet on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @05:35PM (#33336487)

ELI5?

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Re:Overwhelming Evidence for a Major Role for HSV1 in Alzhei... by Gravey on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @02:33AM (#33340477)

The author of the publication suggests that herpes (HSV1, but also others) is a likely cause of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Especially in carriers of the APOE-4 gene.

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Re:Overwhelming Evidence for a Major Role for HSV1 in Alzhei... by ThePowerOfFuet on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @05:44AM (#33341555)

Thank you!

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Re:Overwhelming Evidence for a Major Role for HSV1 in Alzhei... by tdubhro1 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @09:01AM (#33342989)

Also speculates that taking antiviral treatments, even short courses, might delay or prevent the virus progressing from peripheral to central nervous system.

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Re:Overwhelming Evidence for a Major Role for HSV1 in Alzhei... by leashless on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @09:57AM (#33343781)

Cold sores give you Alzheimer's.

Maybe.

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Re:Overwhelming Evidence for a Major Role for HSV1 in Alzhei... by donny2018 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @11:47AM (#33345490)

As far as I know, almost everybody gets cold sores. But Alzheimers is much, much rarer than that.

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