Signs of 'transmissible' Alzheimer's seen in people who received growth hormone

Really interesting. This seems like a great area to investigate more.

The article quotes one researcher as saying this helps us understand the "seeding of neurodegenerative disease by amyloid-beta". I really don't know much about this topic, but I'm surprised to see people still attributing it to amyloid-beta when there's so much debate now regarding whether amyloid-beta is a cause or merely a symptom (or, perhaps most likely, one of multiple factors which contribute).

To highlight:

> The authors and other scientists stress that the research is based on a small number of people and is related to medical practices that are no longer used.

Also that there is zero-reason to believe in any person-to-person spread:

> The study does not suggest that forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease can be contagious.

Lastly, a fun vocabulary word: "Iatrogenic" - An illness caused by medical examination or treatment.