>> My only concern is that this is one interesting study. <<
Science in general and medicine in particular aren’t likely to be strongly affected by just “one” study. But additional research and experimentation will be done. And if they can replicate the results, then the medical consensus sooner or later will change.
A perfect example is Marshall’s “discovery” (although he really wasn’t first) that certain bacteria are the cause of most stomach ulcers. His radical claim almost got him kicked out of the medical profession in his native Australia. But as more and more studies came to replicate his findings, he finally received full vindication.
(Moreover, it’s now almost a trivial medical matter to cure somebody’s stomach ulcer. A ten-day course of antibiotics and acid-reducers will usually do the job.)
Bottom line:
Don’t be concerned about “one interesting study.” Just wait a few years for the rest of the story!
Thank you, Hawthorn. You definitely made me feel better. I saw Alzheimer patients when my son volunteered at a local nursing home. It is a disease beyond cruel in my eyes. I truly hope and pray that science can figure out a way to eliminate it or stop the progression. I was just concerned that people’s treatment of such souls would become insensitive.