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I have thought about writing about this in more detail. Do you have any thoughts as to where I might submit such a “white paper”?

I would suggest two options:
1. your nearest phd. university (though be aware that you do not want to tell them all of your research, just that you have a theory on the sociological causes of Alzheimers.
2. John Hopkins --> write in to them with this basic idea as above and ask them if you can submit something for peer review

Your theory may not help prevent Alzheimers, but it provides a response for the answer "Why"?

My experience with PhDs is that they are very territorial, narrow minded and narcissistic.

Once they propound a theory that’s it and they’re not likely to change. This has gotten worse as government funding has politicized the process.

I’d put your ideas down on paper, organize them and expand them. Do some research to find additional data.

Realize that your theorem covers several scientific realms. Brain study, biology, aging, population and environment, and anthropology specifically in the realm of tribes (familial). So your research would cross into each of the preceding areas (& possibly more) and you’d glean insights by contacting experts or reading papers that discuss those aspects pertinent to your theory.

What exactly is your theory? “Alzheimer’s is a natural biological response in humans to limited food resources and declining utility of the elderly to support the tribe”?

Here’s the scientific method:

1. Observation - you’ve done this
2. Research - how much have you done?
3. Hypothesis - you have one, but can you state what it is specifically?
4. Testing - what proofs would you need to support your hypothesis and what would refute it? (you’ve got to consider both sides to make a good test)
5. Findings - report your findings or alter your hypothesis

I’d tighten up your hypothesis and then start testing. You’re at the right place to do it.

If you set up a paper, publish it to the web and copyright it, then post it here on FR and invite commentary. The “peer” review process can be harsh, but don’t take it personally. It is to your benefit and to the benefit of your theory.

What do you think?