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alzheimer's

  1. SWAlexander

    Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease

    Shingles infection may activate dormant neurological herpes viruses, causing inflammation and accumulation of Alzheimer's associated proteins in the brain Date: August 2, 2022 Source: Tufts University Summary...
  2. Pyrrhus

    Two decades of Alzheimer's research may be based on deliberate fraud that has cost millions of lives (Daily Kos article)

    Two decades of Alzheimer's research may be based on deliberate fraud that has cost millions of lives (Daily Kos article) https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/7/22/2111914/-Two-decades-of-Alzheimer-s-research-may-be-based-on-deliberate-fraud-that-has-cost-millions-of-lives In 2019, it was...
  3. lyran

    Finnish researchers have found a treatment for incurable muscle disease - it can also help with Alzheimer's

    NAD has been in the news and is quite heavily researched right now. This is one article I found in local newspaper today. Suomalaistutkijat löysivät hoidon parantumattomaan lihassairauteen – voi auttaa myös Alzheimeriin I Google translated it:
  4. nerd

    Microglial activation states drive glucose uptake and FDG-PET alterations in neurodegenerative diseases

    Authors: Xiang X, Wind K, Wiedemann T, Blume T, Shi Y, Briel N, Beyer L, Biechele G, Eckenweber F, Zatcepin A, Lammich S, Ribicic S, Tahirovic S, Willem M, Deussing M, Palleis C, Rauchmann BS, Gildehaus FJ, Lindner S, Spitz C, Franzmeier N, Baumann K, Rominger A, Bartenstein P, Ziegler S...
  5. nerd

    Review: Ketogenic Diets and Chronic Disease: Weighing the Benefits Against the Risks

    Crosby L, Davis B, Joshi S, Jardine M, Paul J, Neola M and Barnard ND (2021) Ketogenic Diets and Chronic Disease: Weighing the Benefits Against the Risks. Front. Nutr. 8:702802. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.702802 Abstract
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    D-Ribose linked to Memory Loss, Anxiety, & Aβ-like deposits associated with Alzheimer’s in Mice

    Hello - Just wanted to pass this along. I've been taking 5gm of D-Ribose twice daily for 4 years and was recently diagnosed with mild memory loss and polyneuropathy. Albeit, there are a number of factors that could be causing this. Nevertheless, the risk of developing full on dementia...