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We cannot ignore that we know so little about how Alzheimer's works, we are potentially lumping multiple diseases under the same label. The amyloid hypothesis
by pedalpete 2y ago
We cannot ignore that we know so little about how Alzheimer's works, we are potentially lumping multiple diseases under the same label.
The amyloid hypothesis doesn't have to be wrong for the T3D to be true, and the viral potential to also be true if we are looking at 3-5 different diseases that have similar presentations. This also somewhat suggests why it may be the most common form of dementia.
I work in the neurotech/sleeptech space (https://affectablesleep.com https://affectablesleep.com) and there is a strong link between sleep quality and Alzheimer's. It is theorized that AD is more common in women due to the lack of sleep through child-rearing and menopause, which decreases the brain's ability to remove amyliod/tau. Of course, this is only relevant to the amyliod hypothesis.