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ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Science@mander.xyz · 2 months ago

Can Alzheimer's Spread Through Blood Transfusions? Here's What We Know.

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Can Alzheimer's Spread Through Blood Transfusions? Here's What We Know.

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ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Science@mander.xyz · 2 months ago
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Alzheimer's has long been recognized as a sporadic condition – influenced by factors such as age, genetics, and lifestyle – but scientists don't think that's the only way the disease emerges.
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    The click bait title would suggest Alzheimer is a prion disease. There is zero evidence of that.

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      The article implies it as well. This article says it is as well: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/05/414326/alzheimers-disease-double-prion-disorder-study-shows

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