• ReallyKinda
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    Inflammation inflammation inflammation everything is inflammation let’s just put all our research towards inflammation since it seems to be the root cause of everything

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      Inflammation is a symptom, not a condition on its own. It being related to Alzheimer’s means there is a potentially single underlying cause

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        We already kind of know how it works! The Alzheimer’s plaques are a malformed version of a brain protecting protein. It’s production can be triggered by inflammation. The protein is supposed to help you in case of emergency, but if you have Alzheimer’s, it forms into plaques and makes your neurons die.

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        They say things are caused by inflammation all the time though, is that a euphemism?

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          No, it means it’s a chain.

          Something is causing the inflammation, then the inflammation causes something else. In that case you wouldn’t treat the inflammation, you would treat the cause of the inflammation.

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        Perhaps. Causality has yet to be determined in that case, it seems.

        But anyway, I swear I have seen several articles about studies in the last few years that indicate inflammatory responses can cause other problems. (No just covid).

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      Gotta go back to bloodletting

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        Was bloodletting supposed to help with inflammation? I thought it was something about draining out the red or blue essences or something

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          I guess you can’t inflame if you don’t have blood to inflame with haha