Researchers have in recent years put forward contradictory evidence for and against a role for persistent infection, such as by herpesviruses, in neurodegeneration and the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s disease scientific community is in need of a good explanation as to why only some people with the known risk factors go on to develop the condition. That disease incidence in fact depends on the burden and duration of persistent infection would be a convenient answer, if true. It is often the case that contradictory evidence means that better segmentation of the population of interest is required. Along these lines, researchers here suggest that infection is more of a contributing cause to Alzheimer’s disease in people with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apolipoprotein…
Complicating the Contribution of Persistent Infection to Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease Risk
Researchers have in recent years put forward contradictory evidence for and against a role for persistent infection, such as by herpesviruses, in neurodegeneration and the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s disease scientific community is in need of a good explanation as to why only some people with the known risk factors go on to develop the condition. That disease incidence in fact depends on the burden and duration of persistent infection would be a convenient answer, if true. It is often the case that contradictory evidence means that better segmentation of the population of interest is required. Along these lines, researchers here suggest that infection is more of a contributing cause to Alzheimer’s disease in people with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apolipoprotein…