mynameisneddy
mynameisneddy t1_j89xdhw wrote
Reply to comment by EasternAssistance185 in Chinese researchers have reported what they claim is the world’s youngest person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which may overturn the conventional perception that cognitive impairment rarely occurs in young people. by Wagamaga
The person eventually loses the ability to swallow as the disease progresses (speech and cognition are long gone). I guess you could keep them alive for a while with tube feeding, but that’s not normally done.
mynameisneddy t1_iuejqmt wrote
Reply to comment by Latter_Fortune_7225 in B.C. permanently bans use of rat poison by pirate_republic
1080 is a terrible poison, it kills indiscriminately, is an exceptionally painful death and unlike anticoagulants there’s no antidote for accidental poisoning.
The only reason it’s widely used in NZ is there’s no realistic alternative against possum invasion to protect our millions of hectares of native forest other than dropping it from helicopters. It’s quite contentious though, and if there’s was a realistic alternative we’d use it.
And in populated areas anticoagulants are used, because 1080 is too dangerous.
mynameisneddy t1_je6d8zy wrote
Reply to comment by 8Bells in Gut Bacteria Toxin Linked to Onset and Relapse of Multiple Sclerosis – Study suggests the onset and relapse of multiple sclerosis (MS) may be initiated by epsilon toxin from gut bacteria Clostridium perfringens. by swhelan_tn
Maybe they could create a vaccine against the toxin, similar to tetanus vaccine.