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

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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 (9 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 (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (3 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] 1 points 3 weeks ago

That was Parkinson's.

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