Sometimes it's repetitive trauma, sometimes it's an infection, but by and large, that's one of the ones we don't know what causes it. Why is Alzheimer's sometimes referred to as diabetes type 3? Because if you have diabetes and you're overweight, you're much more likely to have Alzheimer's disease. Do you think that the rise in Alzheimer's, which is also, I think, real, we can say it's not just a matter of, you know, extended lifespan or improved diagnosis, but there's actually more Alzheimer's, right? (1:34:52–1:34:59)
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