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TWiV 519: Fishing for viruses in senile

  • November 11, 2018

The TWiVomers review a potential role for herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of Alzheimer’s Disease, including the finding that amyloid-beta acts as an antiviral by enveloping virus particles.

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