The researchers of this newly published Alzheimer's study say they had no intention of focusing on dormant herpes viruses but the data kept "screaming" for their attention. While they don't believe the viruses are directly causing the disease they think certain conditions create complex, interrelated changes in both the brain and the virus.
Here's a pretty good summary. A lot of what they're looking at sounds familiar (immune responses, plaque accumulation, etc), but it sounds like they're just beginning to unravel the mystery.
Seems to me possible they are investigating patterns that could relate to other, less funded, diseases.
Here's a pretty good summary. A lot of what they're looking at sounds familiar (immune responses, plaque accumulation, etc), but it sounds like they're just beginning to unravel the mystery.
Seems to me possible they are investigating patterns that could relate to other, less funded, diseases.