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DNA & Lookalikes, Extinct Lineage Found, Alzheimer’s Viruses

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Alzheimer's Vaccines - Is This the Only Cause?

The VZV vaccine has been shown to hugely reduce the risk of dementia. The key is helping to stop the cycle of reactivation once the virus is already in the body. Researchers teamed up with a Canadian artist who takes photos of doppelgangers and discovered that unrelated strangers who resemble one another actually share remarkably similar genotypes. There was a breakthrough genetic finding through studying the DNA of an ancient woman's remains that were uncovered in 2015 on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

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