Anonymous ID: d17954 Aug. 27, 2026, 5:08 p.m. No.24980048   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>0052

Patient defies genetic fate to avoid Alzheimerโ€™s

 

Remarkably, Doug Whitney, 75, has escaped genetic destiny. Like many members of his family, Whitney inherited a rare genetic mutation that all but guarantees he would develop early-onset Alzheimerโ€™s disease. But Whitney, whose relatives first showed symptoms of cognitive decline in their early 50s, remains mentally sharp with no signs of the devastating disease, and a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helps explain why.

 

https://medicine.washu.edu/news/patient-defies-genetic-fate-to-avoid-alzheimers/

 

tl;dr - Doug Whitney and all his siblings had a gene to get Alzheimer's. All of his siblings got it at 50 and died. He survived and they figured out it was because he spent his navy time in the boiler room, crazy hot and sweaty. This heat triggered a repair process in his body that protected him from getting it, even decades later.

 

There is a study but Anon had to sign up and ask for it. Will post once it arrives. You can ask for it too:

Longitudinal analysis of a dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease mutation carrier protected from dementia

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388884866_Longitudinal_analysis_of_a_dominantly_inherited_Alzheimer_disease_mutation_carrier_protected_from_dementia

 

Something tells me saunas are going to be common as a bathroom.

inb4 "what, don't you have a sauna?"