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I'm sorry. I didn't mean to insinuate that you had any shady objectives. From my casual research, I do think that it's important that we develop more understand

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to insinuate that you had any shady objectives. From my casual research, I do think that it's important that we develop more understanding around HSV1, especially if there's a link to something as devastating as Alzheimer's. My only goal was to inject some skepticism and awareness around why this particular article might receive more attention.

subcosmos 8y ago
I wasn't offended! It's all good. I certainly hope the posted article didn't have any hidden objectives. The linked papers however seem to point to the true hero of this story, a scientist who has apparently been taking shit for decades for her theories. Looks like she was right after all : https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/herpes-viruses-alzheimers/564887/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/herpes-v... Ruth Itzhaki from the University of Manchester notes that “hostility or derision occurred with most of my papers on this topic, and many people simply ignored them.” I predict she will be a Nobel recipient