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Viruses that cause hepatitis actually embed themselves WITHIN LDL Particles (the "bad" cholesterol) to transport around the body. In doing so, they hide from th

Viruses that cause hepatitis actually embed themselves WITHIN LDL Particles (the "bad" cholesterol) to transport around the body. In doing so, they hide from the immune system. APOE it turns out, the Alzheimer's gene, ALSO predicts your risk for liver cancer ...... because this is the gene that the virus binds to while assembling into the particle. Hepatitis virus infections are strongly associated with heart disease! https://medium.com/@InfinoMe/cholesterol-have-we-shot-the-messenger-a3f5dfeba09 https://medium.com/@InfinoMe/cholesterol-have-we-shot-the-me...

joshuamcginnis 8y ago
FYI, 23andme provides an Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease report[1] based via the ε4 variant but does not test for a person's full APOE genotype. [1] https://you.23andme.com/reports/ghr.alzheimers/ https://you.23andme.com/reports/ghr.alzheimers/
- subcosmos 8y ago
  pssst .... APOE genotype predicts how much viral DNA for Herpes is found in the brain .... post mortem ..... It's almost as if Herpes viruses transport around the body the same way ;) (Bar plots in this paper are LOG!) https://jvi.asm.org/content/80/11/5383/figures-only https://jvi.asm.org/content/80/11/5383/figures-only
  - Scaevolus 8y ago
    There's a theory that amyloid-beta plaques are protective reactions to encapsulate infections, which go out of control in Alzheimer's. As people age, the blood-brain barrier weakens, allowing more viral particles in. This is why people with herpes are at higher risk. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705143920.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705143920.h...
    - lotsofpulp 8y ago
      I thought almost everyone had some type of herpes simplex (chicken pox, cold sores, warts, etc). Does that mean almost everyone is at higher risk?
- copperx 8y ago
  Now I'm scared; 23andme reported that I'm at risk for Late-Onset Alzheimer's. What lifestyle changes can I make to reduce the risk of liver cancer?
  - subcosmos 8y ago
    Im a Phd, not an MD, but I'm currently trying to get my MD to see the light : https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180712100515.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180712100515.h...
  - rfinney 8y ago
    Vigorous exercise may help with Alzheimer's. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/vigorous-exercise-may-counter-cognitive-decline-in-early-alzheimers https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/vigorous-exerci... The results indicate that aerobic exercise is more effective than any currently approved medication in fore-stalling Alzheimer's disease. Also , keep your weight down. https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/obesity/55627-being-overweight-increases-risk-liver-cancer https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/obesity/55627-being-overwe... A new study found a culprit for the increasing rates of liver cancer: obesity. The study published in the journal, Cancer Research, found that high body mass index (BMI) and a large waist circumference were associated with an increased risk for liver cancer. In addition, having type 2 diabetes, another result of obesity, also increases the risk.
    - ekianjo 8y ago
      Keeping weight down reduces risks across the spectrum, probably linked to the immune system. So nothing specific to Alzheimer.
  - bohm 8y ago
    take a daily herpes antiviral https://www.healthline.com/health-news/evidence-of-link-between-herpes-and-dementia https://www.healthline.com/health-news/evidence-of-link-betw... and reduce your alzheimer's risk by 90%
    - 8y ago
qwerty456127 8y ago
What if you have low LDL? Do good vascular health and healthy diet protect from the virus?
- subcosmos 8y ago
  That's one hypothesis. Another one is simply that in some people, LDL is high because they have an infection that specifically turns on those LDL-making genes. It's known that many viruses hijack cholesterol pathways in cells.
GarrisonPrime 8y ago
The same is true for nearly every virus, systemic cancer, and organ disyfunction syndrome. Nothing astonishing about the ones you mentioned.

joshuamcginnis 8y ago

FYI, 23andme provides an Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease report[1] based via the ε4 variant but does not test for a person's full APOE genotype. [1] https://you.23andme.com/reports/ghr.alzheimers/ https://you.23andme.com/reports/ghr.alzheimers/

subcosmos 8y ago
pssst .... APOE genotype predicts how much viral DNA for Herpes is found in the brain .... post mortem ..... It's almost as if Herpes viruses transport around the body the same way ;) (Bar plots in this paper are LOG!) https://jvi.asm.org/content/80/11/5383/figures-only https://jvi.asm.org/content/80/11/5383/figures-only
- Scaevolus 8y ago
  There's a theory that amyloid-beta plaques are protective reactions to encapsulate infections, which go out of control in Alzheimer's. As people age, the blood-brain barrier weakens, allowing more viral particles in. This is why people with herpes are at higher risk. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705143920.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180705143920.h...
  - lotsofpulp 8y ago
    I thought almost everyone had some type of herpes simplex (chicken pox, cold sores, warts, etc). Does that mean almost everyone is at higher risk?
copperx 8y ago
Now I'm scared; 23andme reported that I'm at risk for Late-Onset Alzheimer's. What lifestyle changes can I make to reduce the risk of liver cancer?
- subcosmos 8y ago
  Im a Phd, not an MD, but I'm currently trying to get my MD to see the light : https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180712100515.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180712100515.h...
- rfinney 8y ago
  Vigorous exercise may help with Alzheimer's. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/vigorous-exercise-may-counter-cognitive-decline-in-early-alzheimers https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/vigorous-exerci... The results indicate that aerobic exercise is more effective than any currently approved medication in fore-stalling Alzheimer's disease. Also , keep your weight down. https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/obesity/55627-being-overweight-increases-risk-liver-cancer https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/obesity/55627-being-overwe... A new study found a culprit for the increasing rates of liver cancer: obesity. The study published in the journal, Cancer Research, found that high body mass index (BMI) and a large waist circumference were associated with an increased risk for liver cancer. In addition, having type 2 diabetes, another result of obesity, also increases the risk.
  - ekianjo 8y ago
    Keeping weight down reduces risks across the spectrum, probably linked to the immune system. So nothing specific to Alzheimer.
- bohm 8y ago
  take a daily herpes antiviral https://www.healthline.com/health-news/evidence-of-link-between-herpes-and-dementia https://www.healthline.com/health-news/evidence-of-link-betw... and reduce your alzheimer's risk by 90%
  - 8y ago

qwerty456127 8y ago

What if you have low LDL? Do good vascular health and healthy diet protect from the virus?

subcosmos 8y ago
That's one hypothesis. Another one is simply that in some people, LDL is high because they have an infection that specifically turns on those LDL-making genes. It's known that many viruses hijack cholesterol pathways in cells.

GarrisonPrime 8y ago

The same is true for nearly every virus, systemic cancer, and organ disyfunction syndrome. Nothing astonishing about the ones you mentioned.