"Scott Eastwood Breaks Down After Japan's Oldest Doctor Reveals His Father Completely Reversed Alzheimer's," the article's headline reads. The content is attributed to a "60 Minutes" segment anchored by broadcast journalist Anderson Cooper.
The article goes on to relay a purported interview between Ohsumi and Cooper about how he cured the retired actor.
Alzheimer's disease arises when proteins build up in the brain, causing cell death (archived here). Medication can slow cognitive decline, but there is currently no known cure for the disease, despite the article's claim it can be reversed using "four natural ingredients" (archived here).
In addition to falsely claiming to have information about an Alzheimer's cure, the article makes several other factual errors.
It incorrectly describes Ohsumi's discoveries that led to his 2016 Nobel Prize win.
The 81-year-old Japanese biologist discovered the mechanisms of "autophagy," the process by which cells break down and recycle old or damaged cell parts.
His work is not focused on "Toxoplasma gondii," a parasite the article claims causes Alzheimer's (archived here). The parasite can trigger confusion and headaches in people who are immunocompromised, but has not been linked to Alzheimer's disease.
There is also no evidence Clint Eastwood has publicly shared a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Eastwood's legal representatives declined to comment.
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