https://nautil.us/a-missing-link-between-concussion-and-alzheimers-1184691/
Neuroscience
A Missing Link Between Concussion and Alzheimer’s
Viruses may play a surprising part
By Katharine Gammon January 27, 2025
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Itzhaki says in the future she wants to look into how to interrupt the damaging processes that unfold following traumatic brain injuries, such as those suffered in soccer, boxing, and football. She is aiming to test antivirals and other medications to reduce the inflammation caused by viruses that could be reactivated after a brain injury.
Though they are far from a perfect proxy, brain organoids will help her and others to continue this work.
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This is interesting to me in that Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that robs people of memories and condemns them to an expensive end of life disaster.
Even football’s NFL, the NFPL, and individual players are recognizing the risk of the “sport”.
Boxing should be restricted because we’ve seen the effect. Muhammed Ali is the poster child for the damage. There has to be a more civilized way to have this sport made safer.
Hopefully there will be a cure before too many more are lost.
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