
In January, we broke the news that we may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s disease. For decades, it had been thought that the condition is caused by a protein called beta-amyloid going awry in the brain. But in 2019, evidence pointed the finger elsewhere: at Porphyromonas gingivalis, a type of bacteria involved in gum disease.
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432613-800-im-testing-an-experimental-drug-to-see-if-it-halts-alzheimers/?source=Snapzu
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