A Link Between Alzheimer’s and Herpes Virus?
Editor's Pics May 08, 2020
Credit: Dana Cairns, Tufts University
Research using brain-like tissue models suggests a possible causal relationship between sporadic Alzheimer’s disease and herpes simplex virus I (HSV-1) infection.
This image from the study shows fluorescent immunostaining in which the red shows amyloid beta fibrils, the green indicates HSV-1-infected cells, and the blue indicates dead cells stained with DAPI.
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