The field of Alzheimer’s disease research is in the midst of a slow-moving and consequential debate over the role of infection in the development of the condition. The fundamental question is this: in the absence of genetic variants that raise risk, why do only some people progress to full blown Alzheimer’s disease? The presence – in only some people – of sufficient degrees of persistent infection is one possible answer to that question. Candidates include herpesviruses, oral bacteria such as P. gingivalis, <a href="https://www.fightag…
Evidence for Bacterial DNA to Promote Tau Aggregation in Neurodegeneration
The field of Alzheimer’s disease research is in the midst of a slow-moving and consequential debate over the role of infection in the development of the condition. The fundamental question is this: in the absence of genetic variants that raise risk, why do only some people progress to full blown Alzheimer’s disease? The presence – in only some people – of sufficient degrees of persistent infection is one possible answer to that question. Candidates include herpesviruses, oral bacteria such as P. gingivalis, <a href="https://www.fightag…