The correlation is probably loosely causative based on other research pointing to certain infections preceding a descent into Alzheimer's or Dementia. Related

The correlation is probably loosely causative based on other research pointing to certain infections preceding a descent into Alzheimer's or Dementia. Related (not exhaustive. The infectious theory is rapidly gaining ground especially in light of anti-beta-amyloid drugs repeatedly failing in clinical trials): * HSV/Alzheimer's: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234998/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234998/ * HSV/Alzheimer's: https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad180266 https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-... * HSV/Alzheimer's: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29488144/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29488144/ (current independent phase 2 trial to reproduce outcomes: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03282916 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03282916) * Gingivitis/Alzheimer's: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32280099/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32280099/ * Immunological role of Beta-Amyloid: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/trc2.12100 https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.100...