Category Archives: epigenetics
Variants in Antiviral Genes are Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia.
J Alzheimers Dis. 2015 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] Variants in Antiviral Genes are Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Licastro F1, Raschi E1, Carbone I1, Porcellini E1. Author information Abstract A gene association study of factors regulating antiviral response such as interferon … Continue reading
HSV and Alzheimer’s Dementia – first described 40 years ago.
Acta Virol. 1975 Nov;19(6):493-5. Search for herpetic antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid in senile dementia and mental retardation. Libíková H, Pogády J, Wiedermann V, Breier S. Abstract Complement-requiring neutralizing antibodies to herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV 1) in titres from 2 to greater than 16 were … Continue reading
More on HSV and Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimers Dement. 2013 Mar;9(2):169-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.07.005. Epub 2012 Nov 14. Intracerebral propagation of Alzheimer’s disease: strengthening evidence of a herpes simplex virus etiology. Ball MJ1, Lukiw WJ, Kammerman EM, Hill JM. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: A faulty human protein, abnormally phosphorylated tau, was recently … Continue reading