Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer’s disease?

Viewpoint: Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer's disease?
Could viruses, bacteria or other infectious pathogens play a role in the onset or progression of Alzheimer’s disease? A new Viewpoint article discusses the possibilities. Credit: Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University

For researchers investigating Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a devastating neurodegenerative illness afflicting close to 6 million Americans, it is the best and worst of times.

Scientists have made exponential advances in understanding many aspects of the mysterious since it was first diagnosed over 100 years ago. Nevertheless, every effort to find a cure for AD or even slow its relentless advance has met with dispiriting failure.

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