I went to the grocery store yesterday. I was the only one wearing a mask because I’m the only one in the store at the time who doesn’t want to get or spread the current 3rd-leading cause of death, a disease that causes heart attacks, strokes, blood clots, cancer & Alzheimer’s.
Thank you to the 99% of people who had such kind, supportive and affirming responses. And to those who are hurting, either suffering from Long Covid, isolation or both, you’re not alone. There are many more covid cautious than we think. We will keep fighting for a safer society.
An analysis of nearly one million Danish health records that found COVID-19 patients were more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, as well as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and bleeding in the brain.
https://news.ecu.edu/2022/08/04/covid-parkinsons-link/
If you’ve never experienced someone you love having Alzheimer’s or dementia, you might not know how terrifying and horrible this is. This should scare the s**t out of everyone.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9551214/
Mutation Protected Man From Alzheimer’s Disease, Hinting at Treatment
A rare mutation helped one man stave off Alzheimer’s for decades
Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/deep-sleep-may-be-the-best-defense-against-alzheimers-memory-amlyoid-1524dbd7
A new study explored the relationship between gut health and Alzheimer’s disease, uncovering a strong link between specific types of gut bacteria and the likelihood of developing dementia.
Diet and Dementia: Study Uncovers Gut-Brain Link to Alzheimer’s
Is the amyloid cascade hypothesis (= that an aggregating peptide is a main cause of Alzheimer’s disease) strongly supported by new drugs #lecanemab and #donanemab? In this review of available historic and new data, we argue that Aβ plays a minor role.
https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/brain/awad159/7162122
“Analysis of nearly one million Danish health records has found patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were subsequently more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.”
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/covid-19-could-put-us-at-a-greater-risk-of-neurodegenerative-diseases-and-stroke/