Viral species, especially herpes viruses, may have a role in Alzheimer’s disease biology, according to a new analysis. Researchers funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), made the discovery by harnessing data from brain banks and cohort studies participating in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership – Alzheimer’s… Continue reading New Evidence That Viruses May Play A Part in Alzheimer’s
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A Link Between Some Brain Conditions and the Herpes Virus
Researchers have drawn closer to explaining the link between some neurologic condition and certain species of the herpes virus. In patients with Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and cerebellar ataxia, among other neuropathies, the cerebrospinal fluid teems with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Yet, the nature of that link has remained unclear, as it has been assumed that… Continue reading A Link Between Some Brain Conditions and the Herpes Virus