THE CAUSE IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE MOUTH: The Cause of Alzheimer’s Could Be Coming From Inside Your Mouth, Study Claims. “In a new paper led by senior author Jan Potempa, a microbiologist from the University of Louisville, researchers report the discovery of Porphyromonas gingivalis – the pathogen behind chronic periodontitis (aka gum disease) – in the brains of deceased Alzheimer’s patients. . . . In separate experiments with mice, oral infection with the pathogen led to brain colonisation by the bacteria, together with increased production of amyloid beta (Aβ), the sticky proteins commonly associated with Alzheimer’s.”

Well, let’s hope this pans out. In the meantime, brush and floss.