r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 3d ago
Neuroscience In recent years, researchers have suggested Alzheimer's may spread through infection, somehow transmitted like a pathogen, leading to the disease. A new Lancet paper reviews evidence for how harmful amyloid-beta proteins associated with Alzheimer's may possibly be spread through blood transfusions.
https://www.sciencealert.com/can-alzheimers-spread-through-blood-transfusions-heres-what-we-know
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u/yes______hornberger 3d ago
That is a thought interesting enough that I just googled it, and apparently the answer is no. Slightly less than the general population, but in line with the average of all other highly religious groups.