Infectious Theory Of Alzheimer's Disease Draws Fresh Interest

Leslie Norins, who in 2017 launched Alzheimer's Germ Quest, is willing to give over $1 million of his own money to anyone who can clarify if Alzheimer's disease is caused by a "germ," reports NPR . In other words, Norins, a physician turned publisher, wants to know if Alzheimer's is infectious. This "germ theory" of Alzheimer's, as Norins calls it, has been fermenting in the literature for decades. If it gains traction, even in some Alzheimer's patients, it could trigger a seismic shift in how doctors and understand and treat the disease.