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Scientists have uncovered a surprising trick used by the herpes simplex virus to wake up inside the body. Researchers at the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Evidence shows that vaccines of shingles, even influenza and tuberculosis, can lower the incidence of the disease ...
The virus that causes shingles is just one of a number of pathogens that may be linked to brain conditions. Here are some of ...
A large quasi-experimental study in Australia found that adults eligible for free shingles vaccination based on their date of ...
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 ...
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 ...