I'm young (early 30s) but have a strong family history of late onset Alzheimers (my father, and both of my mother's parents). I also get cold sores on occasion.

I'm young (early 30s) but have a strong family history of late onset Alzheimers (my father, and both of my mother's parents). I also get cold sores on occasion. I've brought this -- and the HSV-Alzheimers connection -- up to my doctor and a nurse, but neither had heard of the connection before (but I directed them to [0]), or thought it was worth pursuing anything like valacyclovir. Roughly, the sentiment was that I am young and have time to wait for more research, that taking drugs long term will itself likely have consequences. I'm not inclined to disagree there, although the evidence seems quite strong. I look forward to seeing more funding and scientific effort directed toward other avenues. [0] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234998/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234998/