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Yeah over the past few years I've been convinced that beta amyloid is a not a cause of Alzheimer's but a red herring symptom. Too many drugs have failed. Maybe
by JamesBarney 9y ago
Yeah over the past few years I've been convinced that beta amyloid is a not a cause of Alzheimer's but a red herring symptom. Too many drugs have failed.
Maybe its a disease caused by glial cell dysfunction where beta amyloid is just the most obvious but not most important piece of trash that collects in the brain. And it's just a terrible coincidence injections of beta amyloid have similar effects as Alzheimer's.
- Danihan 9y agoIMO it's neuronal autophagy failing. Plaques accumulating and PH being thrown off are symptoms of that.
- icanhackit 9y agoBased on your hunch do you think the FOX04 peptide, which in mice showed promising results in destroying senescent cells and reducing arterial plaques, might be a solution? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOXO4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOXO4 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/molecule-kills-elderly-cells-reduces-signs-aging-mice http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/molecule-kills-elderl...