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Re:UK researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in lon... by parhamn on Friday August 30, 2024 @09:47PM (#41406066)
> In my unsubstantiated opinion it's likely to be herpesviridae

Curious, would this be hard to verify? To a layman that sounds like something that would be easily detectable under a microscope using samples of brain.

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Re:UK researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in lon... by nradov on Saturday August 31, 2024 @10:32AM (#41409136)
Viruses aren't detectable under a regular light microscope. We have other assays that can detect certain viruses but they aren't completely accurate. And getting a sample of brain tissue from a living patient is quite hazardous.
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