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Author: rasbridge - Replies: 9 - Views: 15741
Herpes Viruses Linked to Alzheimer's Disease in New Brain Research
by Ed Cara

Thursday 5:15pm

A fringe theory about the origins of Alzheimer’s disease—that latent viral infections can sometimes trigger its emergence—has gotten perhaps its most significant bit of support yet. A complex new study published Thursday in Neuron has found evidence that certain viruses are not only more common in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s, but that they play a direct role in the chain of events responsible for the fatal neurodegenerative disorder.

As study author