University of Pittsburgh researchers uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer's disease and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), suggesting that viral infections may play a role in the disease.

A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial is underway called Valacyclovir Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease but results ...

A chronic gut infection caused by a common virus may be linked to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. Cytomegalovirus, or HCMV, is one of nine herpes viruses that most ...

A large quasi-experimental study in Australia found that adults eligible for free shingles vaccination based on their date of ...

The virus that causes shingles is just one of a number of pathogens that may be linked to brain conditions. Here are some of ...

Vaccine Step Down. A person’s probability of developing dementia over seven years increased with age. It was higher in the vaccine-ineligible group than the eligible group. Red dashed line indicates ...

Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus—a member of the herpes family that most people contract as children, and also causes chickenpox. Once a person is infected, the virus stays ...

It’s not clear exactly how Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia form. But certain viruses that sneak inside the nervous system – especially members of the herpes family including the chickenpox ...

A new study out of Wales has found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia ...

Evidence shows that vaccines of shingles, even influenza and tuberculosis, can lower the incidence of the disease ...

While most work has focused on herpes simplex 1 (HSV1), a 2023 population-based study connected 12 common viral illnesses to the development of a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, including ...