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Parasite Linked with Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Diseases, Epilepsy, and Cancer
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News ^ | 09/13/17

Posted on 09/14/2017 5:55:32 AM PDT by Enlightened1

About a third of the world’s population is chronically infected with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that about 11% of the U.S. population aged 6 years and over is infected with the parasite, while in other countries the infection rate has been shown to be up to 95%.

Researchers from 16 institutions across the U.S., Canada, England, Scotland, and Australia have now analyzed genetic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data from infected individuals, and from studies in cell cultures, to link T. gondii infection with a number of brain disorders, including epilepsy, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and even some cancers. "This study is a paradigm shifter," stated co-author Dennis Steindler, Ph.D., director of the Neuroscience and Aging Lab at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. "We now have to insert infectious disease into the equation of neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, and neural cancers. At the same time, we have to translate aspects of this study into preventive treatments that include everything from drugs to diet to lifestyle, in order to delay disease onset and progression."

Most people with a healthy immune system will develop no symptoms from infection with T. gondii. Individuals with compromised immune systems, however, are at risk from potentially far more serious complications of the infection that can affect the eyes, brain, and other organs. A pregnant mother who becomes infected can also pass the parasite to her unborn child, with severe, potentially fatal consequences.

Prior research has indicated that T. gondii infection in rodents and in primates can cause subtle behavior changes, including loss of the animals’ aversion to the smell of the urine of their natural predators. Some epidemiological studies in humans have linked T. gondii infection with neurological...

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Miscellaneous; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: alzheimer; alzheimers; cancer; cats; immunesystem; parasite; parkinson; protozoan; schizophrenia; tgondii; toxoplasmagondii; toxoplasmosis
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To: Enlightened1

Thanks for posting this. There is an effective treatment for Toxoplasmosis in cats. I don’t know if it works in humans.


41 posted on 09/14/2017 8:28:22 AM PDT by zot
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To: Enlightened1

I have wondered for a long time if Parkinsons was associated with a parasite. Non smokers or people who have never smoked seem to be affected - - at least in my very limited experience. Parasites aren’t fond of nicotine. Not that people should smoke, of course - - it was just something I noticed.


42 posted on 09/14/2017 8:29:53 AM PDT by finnsheep
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To: Grampa Dave

Pretty much. On the table was always meat, potatoes, and plenty of fresh vegetables. Always a salad. There was always a dessert. They were pretty active too, traveling and such.

But my dad did walk around the yard with a spray bottle of round up, and their laundry was FULL of neurotoxic dryer sheets, sizing, etc. They were the first generation to ingest a lot of things in plastic, too... I have no idea what it was that got them affected, but I assume it was environmental.

I’m not opposed to a theory that it could be from a Protozoa or other parasite but I just don’t see the evidence for this one. I’m open for anything that really fits the epidemic of neurodegenerative diseases in older age. Nothing has nailed it yet.


43 posted on 09/14/2017 10:26:15 AM PDT by Yaelle (Leftist trees bear strange fruit...blood on the leaves, blood on the root...)
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To: RegulatorCountry

You were doing just fine and then you started messing when you compared crazy cat ladies to demonrats! : )


44 posted on 09/14/2017 2:03:58 PM PDT by SaraJohnson ( Whites must sue for racism. It's pay day.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

I am familiar only with the Rife Beam Ray.
I know two people who were cured using it *after* chemo/radiation failed.
One had prostate cancer - 2 months cured.
One had merkel cell carcinoma - 2 months cured.
Quackery is when a guy in a white costume gives you radiation and poison drugs and most of his patients die a humiliating death.
To each their own.


Very interesting post. I wish you would go into more detail. This is a very important subject for so many. I have no reason to doubt what your are saying, but would sure like to hear more.


45 posted on 09/20/2017 6:03:50 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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To: Bellflower

Bellflower,
Please tell me what else you would like to know


46 posted on 09/20/2017 6:24:59 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Enlightened1
Here is the actual "study."

Toxoplasma Modulates Signature Pathways of Human Epilepsy, Neurodegeneration & Cancer
47 posted on 09/20/2017 7:01:31 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media and Shariah Socialism.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Do you know what brand of machine it is, as I think that there are several? Some may not work and cause the other ones to be disparaged. Do you know how long it took them to get better? Any details you can recount would be wonderful. I have a friend or two that could benefit from any info available. Thank You!


48 posted on 09/21/2017 4:40:26 PM PDT by Bellflower (Who dares believe Jesus?)
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Do you know what brand of machine it is, as I think that there are several?

Both friends use the Beam Ray machine. http://ft-beamray.com/

Some may not work and cause the other ones to be disparaged.

I don't know anything about any other brands, so I'm not able to confirm they work or criticize them. Each seems to have their fans. Some of the machines are much less expensive than the Beam Ray. The Beam Ray is the only one I have personal knowledge about and have seen the results. The others very well may be good also, but I am unfamiliar with them.

Do you know how long it took them to get better? Any details you can recount would be wonderful.

Yes. Both were cured in less than 3 months. The first had prostate cancer that had been treated using conventional quackery until the doctors told him to go home and die. Three months later, he went back for testing after using the Beam Ray for that 3 month period and they could not detect any cancer. He has been cancer free now for approximately 5 years.

The second close friend had Merkel Cell Carcinoma, a very aggressive cancer He was treated at John Hopkins using the normal approach - chemo/radiation. After three rounds, the tumors came back each time and multiplied. He asked me to get the Beam Ray and set it up for him. He faithfully used it twice a day and drank lemon water. His next battery of tests, less than 2 months later showed tumors that had shrunk. They tried to do a biopsy and could not get the needle into the tumor. It was too small. At his three month tests, they couldn't find cancer. He has been free of cancer for about 18 months.

I heard of someone who tried it and ended up dying anyway. My understanding is that they were very far gone before being willing to try it.

I have a friend or two that could benefit from any info available. Thank You!

If you want to private mail me, I will share another inexpensive and easy way to eliminate cancer cells that is worth considering.

Kind regards

49 posted on 09/21/2017 4:59:55 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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