My dentist informed my me adult tooth root resorption (the same process through which baby teeth fall out) is correlated with cat ownership during early childhood.
or maybe we, as a group, underestimate the impacts of chronic infection on the body and brain.
Otherwise “simple infections” are (likely, almost obviously) responsible for tons, including dementia, Parkinson’s, more,
and they’re the ones everyone ignores,
or struggle to even get a diagnosis for,
and instead say “it’s normal to not be able to squat once, or have any energy when you’re ‘getting older’!”.
These infections can drive…completely life-changing medical trajectories - without the patient ever noticing.
Everyone just thinks they won the “reverse—lottery” when cancer or dementia finally shows up…I’m becoming less convinced it’s a “chance” thing at all.
We just don’t see, nor monitor the beginnings - and if we do happen upon them, hey, “everybody has Staph, EBV, [insert bacteria or virus here] - nothing to be worried by! Very common!”
Hmm even if it were causal it would be worth it. It's not a stretch to say my cats once saved me from worse.
My dentist informed my me adult tooth root resorption (the same process through which baby teeth fall out) is correlated with cat ownership during early childhood.
Recent discussion (18 points, 1 month ago, 14 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45946707
Cat-positive schizotype here!
The Cat Lady Council wishes to object
Nothing conveyed here, move along
Or maybe Schizophrenia is linked to increased risk of cat ownership
or maybe we, as a group, underestimate the impacts of chronic infection on the body and brain.
Otherwise “simple infections” are (likely, almost obviously) responsible for tons, including dementia, Parkinson’s, more,
and they’re the ones everyone ignores,
or struggle to even get a diagnosis for,
and instead say “it’s normal to not be able to squat once, or have any energy when you’re ‘getting older’!”.
These infections can drive…completely life-changing medical trajectories - without the patient ever noticing.
Everyone just thinks they won the “reverse—lottery” when cancer or dementia finally shows up…I’m becoming less convinced it’s a “chance” thing at all.
We just don’t see, nor monitor the beginnings - and if we do happen upon them, hey, “everybody has Staph, EBV, [insert bacteria or virus here] - nothing to be worried by! Very common!”
Friendly reminder that correlation does not imply causation.
Sure, but it can point to potential causation. Toxoplasma gondii infection is the obvious candidate here.
& Bartonella.
I love my cats crazy much so yeah I guess it's true lol