Provocative study shows how the herpes virus can speed up the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

An intriguing new study from researchers at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet has described a mechanism by which virus particles can interact with proteins in biological fluids and become more infectious, while also accelerating the formation of plaques often associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Dementia
• Neuroscience
• Protein
• Virus

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