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Treating cold sores with anti-virals ‘may slash risk of developing Alzheimer’s’ (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29981554

cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/105642

A study found that people who had suffered the herpes virus had an 80% increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it just me or does it increasingly seem like almost everything increases one's risk of Alzheimer's? Great progress is being made, but it's crazy how varied the apparent risk factors can be.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't remember ever seeing anything increase the risk of Alzheimer

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And why can’t you remember?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago

Thank you. With everybody giving me serious replies I was starting to think I had mixed up different diseases.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

A few days ago there was a study showing that people who live within a few miles of a golf course raises chances of alzheimers over 100 percent

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd like to see two things.

The demographics of people who live within a few miles of golf courses. Are they wealthier with better Healthcare, allowing them to live long enough to develop Alzheimer's?
Were pesticides used heavily in the golf courses surveyed?

As with all statistics, more data = context.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I think its mostly about the pesticide. I live across the street from a golf course and am by no means wealthy.

[–] bobagem 1 points 3 weeks ago

That was Parkinson's.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

I don't remember anything

[–] Drbreen 3 points 4 weeks ago

Well it seems not getting cold sores increases the risk...