Peter Attia· MD
i think alzheimer's disease is going to turn out to have an autoimmune component because that's the kind of thing that women seem to be more prone to than men is some of the autoimmune diseases
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
i think alzheimer's disease is going to turn out to have an autoimmune component because that's the kind of thing that women seem to be more prone to than men is some of the autoimmune diseases
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my private hypothesis that I don't think I've ever said publicly before is I think Alzheimer's disease is going to turn out to have an autoimmune component because that's the kind of thing that women seem to be more prone to than men is some of the autoimmune diseases