Human in vivo evidence of associations between herpes simplex virus and cerebral amyloid-beta load in normal aging

CONCLUSIONS: All together, these results suggest that HSV infection is selectively related to cortical Aβ deposition in normal aging, supporting the inclusion of cognitively normal older adults in prospective trials of antimicrobial therapy aimed at decreasing the AD risk in the aging population.PMID:38570885 | DOI:10.1186/s13195-024-01437-4

Source: Herpes - April 3, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jose L Cantero Mercedes Atienza Isabel Sastre Mar ía Jesús Bullido Source Type: research