Newswise — A new theory by Leslie Norins, MD, PhD links Down Syndrome of children to an infectious organism which later incites Alzheimer’s disease in adults who carry it. His scientific paper is published in the peer-reviewed medical journal, Medical Hypotheses (DOI.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110745).
Dr. Norins is the founder and chief executive of Alzheimer’s Germ Quest, a Florida-based nonprofit group which for five years has urged increased research on many hints that microbiological agents play a role in triggering or accelerating the brain degenerative process of Alzheimer’s.
An unexpected and tragic clue appeared in recent years, when young adults with Down syndrome developed Alzheimer’s disease faster and at a greater frequency than normal youths their age. But the cause is a mystery.
However, to Dr. Norins, who has a background in…
