It's being actively investigated whether the bacteria that cause gingivitis could be linked to Alzheimers or other neurological disorders.<p>In fact, there is a public company working on it, which got early funding from Breakout Ventures, a spinoff of the Thiel foundation's Breakout Labs.<p><a href="https://scienceofparkinsons.com/2019/05/03/cortexyme/" rel="nofollow">https://scienceofparkinsons.com/2019/05/03/cortexyme/</a><p><a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cortexyme/company_financials" rel="nofollow">https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cortexyme/company_fi...</a>