Inflammation in the brain can reawaken dormant viruses, which may lead to the onset of neurodegenerative disease, a new study ...

herpes simplex virus type 1, setting off inflammation which, in the brain, would lead to the very changes we see in Alzheimer’s patients. "Understanding both the risk factors for dementia and ...

Individuals who suffer head trauma from sports, accidents, or other causes often go on to develop neurodegenerative diseases ...

Tufts and Oxford researchers found that head trauma reactivates HSV-1 in the brain, leading to neurodegeneration linked to ...