1.0Josh Mitteldorfhttps://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorfJosh Mitteldorfhttps://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/author/joshmitteldorf/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Mlkj0FO7MG"><a href="https://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/2016/06/01/a-germ-theory-of-aging/">A Germ Theory of Aging?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/2016/06/01/a-germ-theory-of-aging/embed/#?secret=Mlkj0FO7MG" width="600" height="338" title="“A Germ Theory of Aging?” — Josh Mitteldorf" data-secret="Mlkj0FO7MG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scienceblog.com/joshmitteldorf/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Can microbial infections make you age faster? Last week, Alzheimer’s experts cited several lines of indirect evidence linking infections to dementia. There have been other reports, going back decades, suggesting that infections early in life are associated with shorter life expectancy far down the road. “Makes sense” was the comment quoted from medical scientists. It ... Read more