{"id":2162074,"date":"2024-01-29T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-alzheimers-can-be-spread-between-humans-in-rare-medical-accidents\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T20:13:40","slug":"study-alzheimers-can-be-spread-between-humans-in-rare-medical-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-alzheimers-can-be-spread-between-humans-in-rare-medical-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Alzheimer&#8217;s transmission possible in rare medical accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudy-alzheimers-can-be-spread-between-humans-in-rare-medical-accidents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2162074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis \u2013 WPA\u200b Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s \u2064Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<h3>12:08 PM \u2013 Monday, January 29, 2024<\/h3>\n<p>A groundbreaking research study reveals that Alzheimer\u2019s disease can potentially be transmitted between humans through a\u2062 rare medical accident.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The study suggests that while the disease can\u200c be spread through medical procedures,\u200b there \u200bis no evidence of it being transmitted through everyday\u200d activities.<\/p>\n<p>According to the study, an abnormal\u200b buildup of the protein \u200camyloid beta\u200d in the brain is associated with Alzheimer\u2019s. The \u2062contamination of this \u200dprotein may be linked to\u2063 the early symptoms of\u200b dementia experienced by the patients in the study.<\/p>\n<p>John Collinge,\u200b the lead \u200cauthor of\u200c the study and director of the University College \u200bLondon Institute of\u200b Prion Diseases, discussed the findings in a news briefing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI \u2063should \u200bemphasize these are\u200d very rare occurrences, and the\u200c majority of this relates\u200c to medical procedures that \u2062are no longer used,\u201d Collinge stated. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The study revealed that\u200d each of the five adults \u200dhad\u200d a\u2062 growth\u200b hormone deficiency as children and received pituitary growth hormones derived\u2064 from cadavers. These hormones \u200cwere specially \u200bprepared and extracted from the pituitary gland, which is located at the base \u2064of the brain and naturally\u200c produces human growth hormone (HGH) to aid in a child&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<p>Between 1959\u200c and 1985, a total\u2064 of 1,848 individuals in the UK, as well\u2063 as other countries including the United States, received this treatment. However, after cases of\u2063 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease were linked to tainted human growth\u200c hormone from\u200d cadavers, the treatment\u2064 was discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>The recent study suggests that Alzheimer\u2019s disease may be transmitted through repeated\u200b exposure to cadaver-derived HGH treatments contaminated with amyloid beta seeds and prions associated with\u200d Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Prions are proteins that can spread neurodegenerative illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 researchers \u200cnoted \u2062that Alzheimer\u2019s may be transmitted in a manner similar to &#8220;prion diseases,&#8221; a\u200d family\u2064 of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders associated\u2064 with prion proteins, including Creutzfeldt\u2013Jakob disease.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt looks like what\u2019s going on in Alzheimer\u2019s disease is very similar in many\u200b respects \u2063to what happens in the human prion diseases like CJD,\u201d Collinge said in the news briefing. \u201cIt does raise implications about therapeutic \u200bapproaches\u2064 to Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr.\u200d Richard\u200b Isaacson, who was not involved in the\u200c study, expressed his belief that \u2063Alzheimer\u2019s disease may have some\u200d transmissibility \u2064similar to prion diseases. However, he\u2062 noted \u2063that more research is\u200d needed to fully understand the mechanisms involved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhile it\u2019s hard\u2063 to say, there must be something different about how HGH may have infected recipients in this study when compared to prior work,\u201d said Isaacson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The study emphasizes the importance\u2063 of sterilizing and decontaminating instruments between surgeries. However,\u200d it reassures the public \u200cthat this \u2063form of human growth hormone treatment is no \u2062longer used\u200b in clinical\u2063 practice.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers also\u200d highlight the need to review measures to \u200bprevent accidental transmissions through other medical and surgical\u2063 procedures, although\u2064 there is no evidence of amyloid beta being spread between individuals during daily activities.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-man-dies-after-altercation-with-pro-palestine-protester-at-california-rally\/\" title=\"Jewish man killed in clash with pro-Palestine protester at California rally.\">receive breaking \u2063news directly<\/a> to your inbox for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">Subscribe here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare\u2062 this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Louis Perron, campaign advisor and strategist, says that \u200bnow that Trump looks to\u200d be \u2063the number one challenger to Joe Biden, he needs to take the focus off of himself\u200d and \u200bkeep it on Joe Biden\u2019s \u200cshortfalls. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Conservatives are worried the FBI and CIA \u2062may be coming for them, but one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-carlin-estate-sues-media-company-over-fake-a-i-comedy-special\/\" title=\"George Carlin's estate sues media company for fake A.I. comedy special\">national security expert explains<\/a> \u2063how we can overcome this \u2063threat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Scott LoBaido<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Sheriff Wayne Ivey<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>January 29, 2024 \u2013 6:18 AM PST \u200c(Reuters) \u2013 \u2064Microsoft\u00a0(MSFT.O)\u00a0is expected to report a 15.8%\u200b jump in quarterly revenue, its best growth\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>X is in the process of hiring 100 content moderators for\u2063 a new office in Austin, Texas that will focus on \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/49ers-storm-back-in-second-half-to-stun-lions-reach-super-bowl\/\" title=\"49ers rally in second half, shock Lions, make it to Super Bowl\">fighting child abuse content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Intel\u00a0slumped more than \u200d12% on Friday\u2064 following \u200da \u2064bleak first-quarter\u200b revenue outlook<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft\u00a0will let go of 1,900 employees at Activision Blizzard and Xbox \u2063this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What were the findings of the\u2064 study regarding the transmission \u200cof Alzheimer&#8217;s\u2064 disease through growth hormone treatments?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Archers are now working on developing methods to prevent the transmission of \u2062Alzheimer\u2019s \u200cdisease through\u200b medical procedures\u200b and to find potential treatments for \u200bthe disease.<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer\u2019s\u2063 disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions\u200d of people worldwide, causing memory loss, cognitive decline, and \u200bchanges in \u2063behavior. \u200bWhile the exact cause of the disease is \u2063still unknown, researchers have made significant\u2062 progress in understanding its \u200dunderlying\u2062 mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>The recent study, conducted by a \u2062team led by John \u200dCollinge\u2062 from the University College\u200d London Institute of Prion Diseases, focused \u200bon a group of five adults\u200b who had a growth hormone deficiency as children and\u200c received pituitary growth\u2063 hormones derived\u200d from \u200dcadavers. \u2064These hormones were prepared and extracted \u2063from the pituitary\u200d gland, which naturally produces human growth hormone.<\/p>\n<p>It was\u200c discovered that the individuals who \u2063received these \u200bcadaver-derived growth hormones were at a \u2062higher risk of developing Alzheimer\u2019s disease later in life. The study revealed\u2063 that the contamination of the growth hormones with amyloid beta \u2062seeds and prions associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may \u200dhave led to \u2064the transmission of\u200d Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>Prions are misfolded proteins that can cause normal proteins in the brain to adopt an abnormal shape, leading to the development\u2064 of neurodegenerative disorders. Creutzfeldt-Jakob \u2063disease is one such disorder associated with prions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dfindings of\u2063 this study suggest that Alzheimer\u2019s disease may be transmitted\u2064 through repeated \u200cexposure\u200d to contaminated \u2062growth hormone treatments. It raises concerns about the potential transmission of the disease \u200cthrough medical procedures.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2063 is \u200cimportant to note that the study emphasizes that these occurrences \u2062are very rare, and the \u2062majority of them are related to medical\u2064 procedures that are no longer used. The study \u200dalso reassures the public that \u2064cadaver-derived growth hormone treatment is \u200dno longer used in clinical practice, further decreasing \u2063the risk of transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Richard \u200cIsaacson,\u2063 who\u2062 was not \u200cinvolved in\u200b the study,\u2063 commented on\u200b the research, \u200bstating that\u200c while Alzheimer\u2019s disease may have some\u2064 transmissibility similar to\u2063 prion diseases, more \u200bresearch is needed to \u2064fully understand the mechanisms involved.<\/p>\n<p>The study\u2063 highlights the \u200bimportance of sterilizing and decontaminating instruments\u2062 between surgeries\u200c to prevent the \u200btransmission of diseases. \u2064It \u200balso calls for further research into therapeutic approaches \u2064and treatments for\u2062 Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 conclusion, \u2064the groundbreaking\u200d study reveals the potential transmission \u200cof Alzheimer\u2019s disease through rare \u2062medical accidents, specifically the contamination \u200dof growth hormones derived from cadavers. \u200cWhile the\u200b risk of transmission is very low and\u200d this form of treatment is no longer\u2063 used, \u2064further research is needed to understand the \u2064mechanisms involved and develop preventive measures. The findings of this\u200c study\u2064 contribute to our \u2063understanding \u200bof Alzheimer\u2019s disease and emphasize the \u2063importance of \u200bmaintaining safety protocols in medical \u200bprocedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study suggests Alzheimer&#8217;s can spread between humans through a rare medical accident. 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