Why I’m Digging Deep Into Alzheimer’s

Post by jdpigeon » Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 4:16 PM UTC

louprado wrote: post #76

The documentary "Under our Skin" details Alan MacDonald's breakthrough research on how Lyme disease causes Alzheimers. The 4 minute trailer is worth a watch[1], but basically Lyme disease is found in 7 or 10 brains of Alzheimers patients (small sample set). The Lyme disease spirochete literally drills countless pathways in the brain and that causes slow dementia. That spirochete also creates a biofilm which makes it…

Post by Danihan » Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 4:27 PM UTC

jdpigeon wrote: post #91

louprado wrote: post #76

The documentary "Under our Skin" details Alan MacDonald's breakthrough research on how Lyme disease causes Alzheimers. The 4 minute trailer is worth a watch[1], but basically Lyme disease is found in 7 or 10 brains of Alzheimers patients (small sample set). The Lyme disease spirochete literally drills countless pathways in the brain and that causes slow dementia. That spirochete also creates a biofilm which makes it…

Former Alzheimer's researcher here. I've never heard of this before. Some cursory googling only turns up a sole author publication by Alan MacDonald in Medical Hypotheses and a few news pieces by dodgy organizations like the Spirochaetal Alzheimer's Assocation. Despite what a lot of people learn in undergrad psych classes, the evidence linking amyloid beta and tau to AD is quite good and getting stronger with every n…

Post by skybrian » Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 4:32 PM UTC

ggambetta wrote: post #6

Cynical answer: "because I'm getting old" :) Whatever the reason, this has the potential of being life-changing for a lot of people. Would love to see more billionaires involved with this kind of initiative.

Post by gecko39 » Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 4:44 PM UTC

exelius wrote: post #81

mrfusion wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But isn’t Lyme disease just in the eastern us? How would 70% of worldwide alz sufferers acquire it?

Good question! That’s why we need research. We don’t know if they have a common cause or just a common mechanism of action. They very well could be the same disease; Lyme Disease is not well understood and has been implicated in all sorts of neurological diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s. But the link isn’t quite obvious enough and the potential treatments, which rules out government money; and aren…

Post by woah » Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 4:50 PM UTC

joewee wrote: post #77

louprado wrote: post #76

The documentary "Under our Skin" details Alan MacDonald's breakthrough research on how Lyme disease causes Alzheimers. The 4 minute trailer is worth a watch[1], but basically Lyme disease is found in 7 or 10 brains of Alzheimers patients (small sample set). The Lyme disease spirochete literally drills countless pathways in the brain and that causes slow dementia. That spirochete also creates a biofilm which makes it…

Re Gates; he and his staff identify Subject Matter Experts (SME) for the topics he’s interested in. As you can imagine he has a good network. SMEs are always looking for funding, so he’ll use one of his funding vehicles to invite the SME to apply for funding or meet with the organization. By the time you meet with Bill Gates he would have read your most recent papers and competing theories and will be prepared to cha…