Researchers discovered a connection between Alzheimer’s disease, tau proteins, and the herpes HSV-1 virus that is responsible ...
Q. I had chicken pox as a child and shingles as an adult. I have gotten the Shingrix vaccine. For an occasional cold sore, I use acyclovir, but I take L-lysine daily for prevention. Has anyone studied ...
The researcher who got the ball rolling nearly 30 years ago by first uncovering the herpes-AD relationship believes it's time to investigate the use of antivirals in mid-life with the view of ...
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Can a Herpes Drug Slow Alzheimer's?
TORONTO -- The antiviral agent valacyclovir demonstrated no benefit in early Alzheimer's disease, the phase II VALAD trial showed. On the primary outcome of change in Alzheimer's Disease Assessment ...
As children or young adults, most people come into contact with the virus that causes cold sores, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). After the first infection, the virus stays in the body for life, ...
Co-authored by Lærke Storgaard Duerlund, M.D., and Arun Venkatesan, Professor Dementia is a devastating condition that affects memory, thinking, and the ability to carry out daily activities. As the ...
Q. I had chicken pox as a child and shingles as an adult. I have gotten the Shingrix vaccine. For an occasional cold sore, I use acyclovir, but I take L-lysine daily for prevention. Has anyone studied ...
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