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Alzheimer’s can be caused by an undiagnosed bladder infection. Surprise! No money in that!!

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I hadn't heard that before, I'm going to read up on it.

And you're right, no research takes place that doesn't guarantee a profitable return on the investment.

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Raging UTI’s in our elderly .. Janice Griffin is correct.. because raging UTI’s that aren’t cured by Cipro.. because Cipro is a worthless antibiotic..

how do I know about this … it’s idue to the fact that I was my dear sweet mother’s caregiver for 18 years!!!

And I use to attend monthly meetings held by a ER nurse … and I learned a lot from her..

I was blessed to attend her classes and sometimes she had other nurses and doctors to talk about health issues that were very common in seniors… ..

There’s another drug that doesn’t cure UTI’s either.. I’m sorry if I can’t recall the name of this antibiotic but it is a dangerous drug for seniors and others who have been prescribed it.

Deep Roots at Home.. she has a blog and she writes about the dangers of Cipro and the risks..

I look at all the memory care facilities that have been built over the years…. and I am sad to think that folks haven’t a clue that their loved one doesn’t have Alzheimer’s or dementia.. but they are suffering from a raging UTI that was never diagnosed.. or cured.

It’s all about $$$$ ..big business …and these horrible facilities … that one must fight for their loved ones who live there.. because they don’t want to cure them residents….

sadly .. some children walk away from their parents because they don’t want to be bothered by them.

UTI’s alternates one’s mind.

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Doesn't the infection cause confusion rather than Alzheimer's IE the confusion stops when the infection is controlled.

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This is true and points to the difference between "delirium" and "dementia."

Delirium is confusion that develops quickly as a result of some other disease process like an infection (UTI, pneumonia, etc) or even medications interacting. Dementia is an umbrella term for neurodegenerative decline that generally develops over years. There are multiple causes of dementia of which Alzheimer's disease is one.

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What’s your take on the etiology of Alzheimer’s disease?

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It’s a great question. First let me just introduce myself - my name is Tyler Petersen. I’m a first year resident training to specialize in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Disclaimer: I am not a neurologist or Alzheimer’s researcher.

The amyloid hypothesis for Alzheimer’s research is well-established, meaning it doesn’t rely on one single paper. Especially not the paper your article rightly condemns. Amyloid plaques and abnormal proteins were first discovered in the early 1900s and associated with patient’s with dementia. It’s why Alzheimer’s disease is called Alzheimer’s - he was the one to first link “plaques” with dementia. The difficulty comes when trying to outline the mechanics of amyloid’s potential role in Alzheimer’s etiology with the goal of developing treatment.

This is where the paper in question enters the discussion. It was one of , if not the, first paper to name a specific amyloid protein: “AB56.” The reason we all care about etiology is obvious - if we know the root cause of something we can address it to cure someone’s symptoms. It is known that nonspecific “amyloid proteins” contribute to Alzheimers. If AB56 - a specific protein - is a major contributor, then we can develop medicines/treatments to combat it. If successful, then Alzheimer’s would be cured! Amyloid is general, AB56 is specific.

Others tried to replicate the results of this paper, but were unable to and AB56 was abandoned. However, amyloid research is solid in terms of its association with dementia. We are unsure of the mechanics or its specific relationship, making it one hypothesis for Alzheimer’s etiology. Clinical trials testing different strategies for attacking amyloid haven’t been promising, as far as I am aware. The lack of results implies that amyloid may be simply a pathological feature of the disease rather than implicit in its progression.

The other major hypothesis for Alzheimer’s is the “cholinergic hypothesis,” and treatments have evolved around the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and acetylcholinesterase. These treatments can potentially improve quality of life, but don’t cure the disease. Making cholinergic cause less likely.

Ultimately, I cannot speak to the etiology of Alzheimer’s like I can speak to the etiology of a heart attack. It simply isn’t understood well enough yet. What I can say is the best way to prevent Alzheimer’s is to exercise regularly, eat right, and have a robust and meaningful social life.

Additionally - and this is what I am most passionate about and what I enjoyed most about your article - this fraud was a heinous crime because it betrayed trust between doctor and patient. Medicine is built upon a strong doctor-patient relationship. Decisions made about a person’s medical care should be done with a physician who has earned their trust. Fraud erodes the ability of doctors to engage with their patients and of patients' desire to engage with doctors. This is especially true in a post-covid world.

Thank you for your article, I look forward to the rest!

There are other hypothesis brilliantly outlined here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-019-0063-8

Here are a couple articles speaking on this subject from people smarter than me: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/faked-beta-amyloid-data-what-does-it-mean

https://memory.georgetown.edu/news/allegations-of-fraud-in-alzheimers-disease-research-death-of-the-amyloid-hypothesis%EF%BF%BC/

And an article from the Alzheimer’s society: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/for-researchers/explaining-amyloid-research-study-controversy

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Yes!!! UTI causes confusion … and lots of adult children …who take their parents to the ER …will tell the nurse and ER doctor …that they think that their parent is suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s and then the doctor runs blood tests.. and tells them the results that they aren’t suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s but a Raging UTI…

and Statin drugs cause memory loss as well… read about the retired astronaut who lived on the space coast of Florida …who was prescribed a statin drug by his doctor…. and after taking the drug for two weeks his memory started to fail him…

and one day he couldn’t find his way home from the grocery store.. so he was blessed with a smart wife who started counting back to the day he was prescribed this mind altering drug and she said no more!!!

She told him that he wasn’t going to take the statin anymore …and she wanted to see if his mind..senses would improve… and they did just that.. he could think clearly again …in fact he wrote a story about the ordeal in the newspaper…

haven’t you ever noticed all the memory care facilities.. and how doctors push statin drugs like they were candy.. and get this …some doctors own the memory care facilities and nursing homes as well.. and sometimes they are owned by a doctors group …and they see their patients there and one must remember that a patient cured of any disease.. be it cancer.. dementia..Alzheimer’s .. UTI = No Pay for the doctors… and sadly folks don’t put two and two together …because they have been taught to Trust in their doctors …and I say B.S… because if folks would take the time to learn about the dangers of the medications.. Raging UTI’s that are so common in our elderly …then they would have money in their pockets instead of paying lots of money for a silent memory care center .. and a memory care center is silent because they are so dosed up on Ativan that makes them sleepy and silent… oh I remember …nurses getting in my mothers face …at a rehabilitation facility …when she was upset …and they would yell don’t you want a Ativan pill for your anxiety and she would say No!!!!

I could write a book about all that I witnessed in those 18 years while caring for my dear sweet momma…. and most of it wasn’t pretty …

especially when the residents.. loved ones ..had gone home.

My mother did live in our home ..with us for many years …and she was a joy to care for and my husband loved her dearly and she loved him and her grandchildren… and they loved her…but I had to place her in several facilities and they were nice but the care stank!!!!!

I hope this information helps … and please give your loved ones… love and care …from you and your children and grandchildren .. and not from a stranger ….and please read the medication and vaccines inserts to learn about the side effects… and please learn everything you can about raging UTI’s …in your loved ones.

All the best to you and yours. God Bless 🙏

Please take care of your loved ones at home and don’t throw them away in a facility where they take all of their retirement savings and then when your loved one runs out of money.. that’s when they kick them out. ‘Nuff said.

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The real cause cannot be revealed as it would step on the toes of the offending industry. The goal is to create a scary boogey man and fear, concoct, establish and harness a plausible and expensive solution and market that concept with the marketing team (research) and watch the tsunami of cash wash is and excite the investment analysts at the quarterly earnings conference call. Ta-daaa. This is the only result that can occur under the commodification of any processes that provide any semblance of a public good.

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It should be noted that amyloid plaques (comprised of AB proteins) remain a well-established and highly-replicated symptom of Alzheimer's onset and progression, along with aggregates of another protein, Tau.

This study, that was retracted, concerns a very specific form of AB termed AB*56 (as the molecular weight of this form is 56 kDa). The "magic" of 56 is that it is soluble and (according to the authors) precedes other AB aggregates, and therefore may be causal versus symptomatic.

Also relevant but not directly related is the ridiculous approval by the FDA of Biogen's antibody therapy targeting AB. The data was so bad that the entire advisory committee voted not to approve, and the FDA did so anyway, leading three advisory members to resign.

House of cards, indeed.

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Thank you for the thoughtful response, I value good discussion.

The big question, what’s causing those amyloid plaques?

There is a substantial body of research implicating common viruses.

There’s also a significant amount of research on aluminum playing a causal role.

My money is on viral infections. Chronic low-grade viral encephalitis will cause blood brain barrier permeability, which open the door for aluminum (and other heavy metals).

I think underlying liver and gallbladder disease also plays a major role and Alzheimer’s disease progression.

In terms of recovery, I think pushing the immune system towards a T helper 2 response is vital, and weakening the cell mediated response.

Managing Treg’s by addressing metabolic pathways is big too.

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Are you speaking of a specific virus or can it possibly be any? I’ve always been warned about staying away from aluminum deodorant and all other aluminum products for the Alzheimer’s connection. Does aluminum need a “way in” through the blood brain barrier? Such as the mentioned virus being the door?

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The majority of the population nowadays carries viral infections. It’s not a virus you have to worry about, it’s disruption of the immune system IMO. Certain viruses have been implicated in being involved in causing Alzheimer’s, but there are many people that carry those viruses and never develop ALZ.

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You mean such as SV40, BK virus, EBV, and VZV - type viruses?

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>My money is on viral infections

Wouldn't you expect AD rates to increase with mild immunosuppression then (those on steroids, controlled HIV infections) and decrease in those treated with interferon (HepC)? Has this been noted?

At the same time, the genetic risk is massively enriched in microglia-expressed (brain immune cell type) genes. So immune response plays a role. Whether the genetics is "pure" (baseline risk) or "epistatic" (risk only in the presence of other factors, such as disease) is not fully known. I dont recall seeing any large GxE studies in AD.

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God Bless You & Your Efforts 🙏

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It’s a team effort! Appreciate your support!

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Unsurprising, infuriating.

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Alzheimer’s could possibly be as preventable as type 2 diabetes and be attributed to a cholesterol deficiency caused by medication prescribed by doctors. Disease is a business, why would it get solved with more money in the pockets of healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies that benefit the most from the disease?

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IMO, both Alzheimer’s and type 2 diabetes are driven by viral infections in the liver and biliary system.

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Liver detox should be a standardized treatment

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If liver and gallbladder function are compromised, it can be very tricky to restore.

A lot of the time it’s due to chronic, low-grade inflammation.

Here’s the thing, if there’s an underlying infection at play and you boost immune function, the inflammatory response gets stronger and then overall liver/gallbladder function gets worse, immune function tanks. And then you get stuck in a vicious cycle.

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Inflammation is the root of most diseases if not all

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This I have seen this up close & personal with an elderly man whose infections were a few, but mainly via a tooth infection. When antibiotics were given, he would become conscious & aware with brain working. I pleaded with doctors & hospice to continue, but thought I was crazy. The caregivers noticed a difference, too.

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A very interesting discussion. I would like to take a step back to the diagnosis of AD. It seems all too convenient as a source of profit to terrify the elderly about this disease, which you see reference to EVERYWHERE these days. Whether it be for non-profit fund raising, devices and supplements intended to improve or stall memory issues or just plain pharma research.

Case in point, my daughter in her forties can do a forgetful act plugged as s symptom of AD in a person over 60. I’ve see it. Sometimes it canned be chalked up to preoccupation in daily life.

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When healthcare and by association research become solely a mule for cash flow- nothing can be real anymore because when there is sick profit to be had there are only lies to be told. The only option is to educate yourself as to what is at the core of what is making you sick and minimize your exposure such that one can minimize the likelihood of getting inextricably captured in the spiderweb.

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Alzheimer's is caused, as many other "diseases" these days, by poisoning the person.

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Alzheimers or dementia is caused by chronic dehydration. The brain is super sensitive to dehydration or low salt or hyponatremia (same same).

Our physiology is underpinned by hydration not oxygenation. Zero oxygen is required.

Hydration equals salt plus water. Water follows salt into and out of the body.

Read my 3 articles and in particular: How does salt restriction lead to heart dis-ease and fear based reactionary thinking?

Click on my blue icon to find them.

I tip over a few sacred cows, allow curiosity to over come any cognitive dissonance.

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Dr Dale Bredesen and Dr Matthew Phillips have found ways of treating Alzheimer's "naturally". Dr Phillips published a randomized crossover trial of the ketogenic diet in early Alzheimer's, while Dr Bredesen has published five case series using his approach of the ketogenic diet, exercise, sleep improvement etc, and is currently working on a randomized controlled trial.

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It's all a racket. The pharm co fund MSM, & they fund the science & educational institutions --that they end up profiting from with medicines that treat the symptoms, but never the cure.

Rfk jr has been talking about all of this for years. The pharm cartel doesn't like being exposed, as it effects their bottom line -$. So, in turn, pharm funds MSM to report article, after article that Rfk jr is a dangerous quack. Ever notice how every publication & tv news repeats the same?

It's all about greed, & revolving doors for patients. Cha-Ching $! It is well past time for a change!

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Was anyone held accountable for the fraud?

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I wonder if the research is fraudulent or is it just the images, out of laziness? Research like this would have been replicated many times by other researchers.

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Why would you assume this? It’s pretty clear from the text that it wasn’t replicated and if it had been this wouldn’t be a story.

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CSF leaks cause dementia. Scientists & doctors know this, but they don’t share it with the public.

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