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Remember the hypothesis that dementia (at least Alzheimer’s) may be caused by prions transferred during eye surgery and other eye interventions? Good vision mea
by SnowHill9902 4y ago
Remember the hypothesis that dementia (at least Alzheimer’s) may be caused by prions transferred during eye surgery and other eye interventions? Good vision means it’s less likely you’ll have to undergo eye surgery.
- moonchrome 4y agoThat should be pretty simple to rule out - compare the risk of dementia in people who improved eyesight by said treatments and those with poor eyesight and no treatment. Since they recommend said treatment I would guess they made this comparison ?
- yeeetz 4y agoUnfortunately, the past several years of clinical trials have shown the amyloid beta/tau protein prion hypothesis doesn't have legs quite yet. The field is littered with failed Alzheimer's trials. Given the cost and difficulty of clinical trials, it makes sense that researchers and public health experts would go for comparatively low hanging fruit.