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Can Alzheimer's Spread Through Blood Transfusions? Here's What We Know.

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Alzheimer's has long been recognized as a sporadic condition – influenced by factors such as age, genetics, and lifestyle – but scientists don't think that's the only way the disease emerges.

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The possibility has been raised that brain proteins causing dementia or cerebral hemorrhage could be transmitted to others through blood transfusions. Although there is no conclusive evidence yet that blood transfusions transmit dementia, opinions have emerged that preemptive measures are necessary to prevent potential risks, similar to how proteins causing mad cow disease were blocked in the past. A research team led by Professor John Collinge …

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조선일보 broke the news on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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