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We May Finally Know What Causes Alzheimer's -- and How To Stop It (newscientist.com)
We may finally have found the long-elusive cause of Alzheimer's disease: Porphyromonas gingivalis, the key bacteria in chronic gum disease. New Scientist: That's bad, as gum disease affects around a third of all people. But the good news is that a drug that blocks the main toxins of P. gingivalis is entering major clinical trials this year, and research published Wednesday shows it might stop and even reverse Alzheimer's. There could even be a vaccine. Alzheimer's is one of the biggest mysteries in medicine. As populations have aged, dementia has skyrocketed to become the fifth biggest cause of death worldwide. Alzheimer's constitutes some 70 per cent of these cases and yet, we don't know what causes it.
Just floss people. And don't FORGET to floss. The more you floss, the less you will forget to floss. See how that works?
"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." - Epictetus
"Poor oral health is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. What’s not clear is whether gum disease causes the disorder or is merely a result"
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I remember twenty/thirty plus years ago when researchers found aluminum ions in the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers and there was the suggestion that cooking without aluminum pots and pans would prevent Alzheimer's. It seems that the aluminum ions were a symptom of Alzheimer's and not a cause - but on the plus side it gave steel cookware a good boost.
If it's true that this bacteria causes Alzheimer's, then it's good news as it should be fairly easy to eradicate.
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I already know the cause...well I did but I forgot about it. What are we talking about again?
You were saying how much you loved Elon Musk, Tesla, space colonization, AI, self driving cars, and anything else high tech.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
Aaaaaand we have the perfect slashcomment. Experts say X, someone stops in here, says it's false, provides no links, no proof, just an unflinching assertion.
My grandma had it. My mother has it know, and it's getting worst.
While I do believe it's too late for her, and even if it's available I will never have anything near the amount of money this may require, there is hope for me and my 2 brothers in 20 years (statiscally, one of us should have it).
Alzheimer's is distinct from vascular dementia. From this study:
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"If borne out in clinical testing, COR388 could represent a wholly new approach to addressing a disease estimated to affect more than 5.4 million people in the United States." - Business Wire article
I really hope this turns out to be a breakthrough. But as the debunked Buzzfeed story showed us, something prefixed with "if true" isn't necessarily true.
This is about the fifth thing in the past year I've seen that has been called out as the cause of Alzheimer. I really wish the media would stop jumping on these initial papers before they have been fully validated and reproduced.
I browse on +1 so AC's need not respond, I won't see it.
I thought the president is already suffering from dementia. I am not trying to troll.
Of course you are trolling. Trump's mental status is not a question here, he's just fine in that regard. I fear some mistake Trump's lack of political sharpness as a mental problem, but it's really not.
Trump's problem is he's unskilled in political speak, which starts with controlling what comes out of your mouth and the substituting the proper focus group tested catch phrases instead. He just says what comes to mind, which is often something which is ill advised. He's learning to not do this, but his first instincts about what to say are not tempered in the political correctness of the day.
Also, Trump isn't taking guff off of anybody, politically, personally or otherwise. When he's attacked, he responds. Again, this is lack of political experience and caring for political correctness and is often seen as petty and vindictive. This is unusual behavior for political figures, but it's understandable.
None of the above reflect on his mental status, but are personality traits. So you are trolling. Trump's mental status is just fine.
"File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
Political leaders are usually narcissists as are CEO's and executive officers of large successful companies. It kind of runs with the territory.
But the question really is if that's a problem for a president to be one? I don't think so.
I was raised by a narcissist, so I'm quite familiar with their personality traits. Where I don't envy the folks who work for them, they tend to burn folks up with their demands, they can be very effective managers and good leaders at times.
"File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
They were able to find some cases with Alzheimer, but no bacterial infection, perhaps they should look harder? 94% match in a sample size of 54 is hardly a case closed kind of thing. Good work nevertheless, but one should be a bit more careful before declaring groundbreaking success.
There's a reason they call Alzheimer's Diabetes 3.
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - K
https://www.sciencenews.org/ar... I guess I'm glad to see that they're looking for infections as to the cause...
I disagree. There is a difference for someone spouting unpopular opinions, not taking any guff off of anybody, etc., and the uninformed, incoherent drivel that comes from Trump's mouth. He seems to lack the ability to speak in complete sentences, goes off on rambling tangents, and refuses to accept contrary information.
There are plenty of articulate trolls out there - people who can speak and debate eloquently about contrary positions, and insult the hell out of their opponents to boot. Trump, well, he's just like angry Uncle Joe that no one wants at Thanksgiving. It may not be a (clinical, diagnose-able) mental state problem, but it definitely is a mental fitness problem, and not an attribute I want in a President.
I saw an article that noted that Trump's use of language had deteriorated substantially compared to when he was younger.
https://www.statnews.com/2017/...
Thanks. It's posts like this that keep Slashdot interesting, rather then just armchair experts making shit up.
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The problem with calling it senile dementia is that it's not a recent development. It's not like Reagan, who was personable and vile, but lost his marbles during his term in office. Trump doesn't ever seem to have had any marbles to lose. He's been undependable and unreliable (as well as bigoted) as far back as is recorded. I suspect his grade school teachers would say he's improved "a little bit".
I think we've pushed this "anyone can grow up to be president" thing too far.
Even when the things he says are obviously, demonstrably, and repeatedly incorrect? Don't you expect more from your leaders? I sure as hell do.
Strangely, I was thinking the opposite. For a while I have been assuming that this will be the presidency that makes us rethink how much power a single man should be invested with. Levying tariffs against Canada for reasons of national defense? The threat of using the US army on american soil for a construction project? While the powers themselves might make sense in genuine emergencies, there doesn't seem to be any mechanism to prevent their misuse, and clearly the senate and congress have been unwilling to provide oversight.
And, did you notice that they do not defeat the bacteria, just their toxins. So, we would need to be on their pills for the duration. BTW, my mother in law has alzheimers and she has perfect teeth. I know this is anecdotal but definitely proves there are other factors here.