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Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by geomark »

_s6ue wrote: post #98
geomark wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, shaming is counterproductive. But I have to disagree with one of your points: changing social norms. Changing social norms can be have huge benefits. Very timely example is that social norms are likely a major reason so many Asian countries have much lower Covid-19 infection rates than western countries. If only Americans could get over themselves and stop shaking hands and wearing their shoes in the house. I s…

... Americans wear their shoes in the house? I'm a (non-white) American and this is news to me. Whenever someone comes to my house, or I go to someone else's house, people leave their shoes at the door. I thought this was something that pretty much everyone from every part of the world did.

Is it a regional thing? Because I grew up in Southern California and lived there many years. Also lived in Arizona and northern California for a few years. Always shoes in the house everywhere I went and everyone I knew.

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by pixelpoet »

mylons wrote: post #5
TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #4

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It means you’re not getting enough lysine at those times.

Source on info? Can you supplement with lysine?

I'm not sure if anecdotes are allowed or welcomed, hope this is okay: Around 2003 I learnt about lysine having something to do with preventing HSV-1, so I got some and took some large doses until the bottle was finished. Haven't had a cold sore since, and I was getting them ~yearly before. Sometimes I can feel the tingling and think shiiit, here it comes again finally, but I never really had a proper breakout.

Also, the more I hear about the HSV/Alzheimer's link, the more I freak out about my shitty memory :(

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by pests »

_s6ue wrote: post #98
geomark wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, shaming is counterproductive. But I have to disagree with one of your points: changing social norms. Changing social norms can be have huge benefits. Very timely example is that social norms are likely a major reason so many Asian countries have much lower Covid-19 infection rates than western countries. If only Americans could get over themselves and stop shaking hands and wearing their shoes in the house. I s…

... Americans wear their shoes in the house? I'm a (non-white) American and this is news to me. Whenever someone comes to my house, or I go to someone else's house, people leave their shoes at the door. I thought this was something that pretty much everyone from every part of the world did.

Most definitely not. It depends on the household or how clean inside is itself. Usually you tell by context or just knowing the person whose house you're entering.

Personally here in Michigan at my house right outside Detroit shoes are taken off if you are going inside to stay. If you're grilling or doing yardwork or moving from the front to the back (no path but thru house currently) they stay on. I'd never keep them on for longer than 10 minutes inside but it's common.

My cousin's is totally different. Shoes off before you hit the carpet. Maybe cause they keep it obsessively clean? Carry them to the backdoor if you have to. It's not something I even think about - they just come off, I don't need his wife upset or anything.

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by nsxwolf »

rebuilder wrote: post #99
benibela wrote: post #70

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>You're never going to kiss anyone or share a cup or a smoke or any of the thousands of ways that have infected the vast majority of humanity? Sounds reasonable I am 30 and have never kissed anyone, and no plans to change that soon. Although I had some shared cups. I probably should get tested. But there is a good change I have avoided all herpes, even EBV. I hope they can find a vaccine soon.

If we all stopped having sex, that would admittedly solve the issue of all disease rather thoroughly. No people, no human Herpes infections.

If we all had fewer sex partners, that would go a long way.

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by 01100011 »

temikus wrote: post #81
01100011 wrote: post #34

I am very curious to see where this research goes. At the risk of sounding like an absolute nut-case, I've been experiencing significant cognitive decline since getting divorced and becoming sexually active. Granted, I went through a traumatic experience(divorce), developed sleep apnea(treated for ~2 years), and am in my mid-40s, so my concerns are probably unfounded. That said, I've had my apnea under control for so…

It depends on how you define the cognitive decline. If it’s losing your creativity, generating less ideas, not being able to be focused on a book - it may be a psychological trauma. I would recommend going to a good psychologist and trying to see if something is behind your current state.

Hard to find a good psychiatrist in this town. I just blew $300 on a guy that was obsessed with explaining the details of Passover to me. I had to keep bringing him back to discussing my history and he didn't seem overly interested in it.

I'm pretty sure I have some mix of OCD, mild type-II bipolar, and ADHD. It never seemed to get in my way throughout my 20s and 30s, but lately things have gone downhill.

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by asia92 »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #55
nsxwolf wrote: post #41

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Not letting family members kiss your kids on the mouth and not letting your kids use other people's cups/forks etc? If the entire population did this there would be fewer herpes infections. edit: the downvotes are interesting. If I had made the statement "We can take steps to reduce COVID-19 transmission" I can't imagine I'd get the same result. I can only assume that people really are ashamed of having herpes and ar…

What's your gameplan for the rest of your life? You're never going to kiss anyone or share a cup or a smoke or any of the thousands of ways that have infected the vast majority of humanity? You can even get it passing through your mom's birth canal. Your two examples of transmission are so specific that I'm not sure you know how it spreads. Just extended family members kissing or sharing cups with your kids? What? He…

Herpes-2 is also part of the human condition at this point

Either way, they are gross

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by tcoff91 »

geomark wrote: post #101
_s6ue wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

... Americans wear their shoes in the house? I'm a (non-white) American and this is news to me. Whenever someone comes to my house, or I go to someone else's house, people leave their shoes at the door. I thought this was something that pretty much everyone from every part of the world did.

Is it a regional thing? Because I grew up in Southern California and lived there many years. Also lived in Arizona and northern California for a few years. Always shoes in the house everywhere I went and everyone I knew.

I definitely think it's regional. I think that it's more common in very dry climates like california/arizona. I mean honestly, my shoes are almost never visibly dirty when entering the house. It's not like there's mud everywhere in southern california. I wear shoes in the house all the time and my carpet looks fine. Until covid-19 I never thought twice about it.

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by [deleted] »

tengbretson wrote: post #64
SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #60

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Or kisses their loved one when they are asymptomatic? The stigma around herpes is ridiculous.

Unrelated to the discussion at hand. Yes there is the possibility of asymptomatic transmission. The OP said no one should be shamed for this virus. I'm saying bullshit. If someone sneezes on you when they have the flu, yes, shame on them. If someone kisses their child when they have a herpetic sore, yes, shame on them.

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Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by x3n0ph3n3 »

pixelpoet wrote: post #102
mylons wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Source on info? Can you supplement with lysine?

I'm not sure if anecdotes are allowed or welcomed, hope this is okay: Around 2003 I learnt about lysine having something to do with preventing HSV-1, so I got some and took some large doses until the bottle was finished. Haven't had a cold sore since, and I was getting them ~yearly before. Sometimes I can feel the tingling and think shiiit, here it comes again finally, but I never really had a proper breakout. Also,…

> Sometimes I can feel the tingling

That's the viral shedding.

Re: Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

serf wrote: post #95
echelon wrote: post #40

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> careless parents/extended family > benign branding of "cold sore" This is a dangerous, hurtful opinion and you need to be downvoted. No one is to be shamed for this virus. A third of teenagers will acquire HSV-1 during childhood from simply putting things into their mouths. There is no way to prevent this sort of transmission. [1] Most of the world's population has the virus. [2] Given these odds, you probably have…

The statement "There is no way to prevent this sort of transmission" while linking CDC data that shows changes in the trend of transmission over time are at odds to me. There are most definitely ways to reduce spread. >The focus should be on finding a cure, not changing social norms or shaming people. There is no cure yet, thus changing habits and social norms is our only chance at reducing this problem outside exper…

syntactically speaking reduce spread is statistical while prevent transmission is individual. There is no preventing transmission with 100% surety no matter how careful and good of a parent you are, so saying bad parenting might be a bit much.

I totally agree that too many people are downvoting just because they don't like what someone has to say even though what was said falls within general parameters of acceptable social discourse, or even worse when the downvoted has the temerity to disagree with the downvoter.

So I guess I'll go upvote to fix the karmic scales.

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