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Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at Tufts University and the University of Oxford report a causal link between activating dormant shingles and herpes viruses, inflammation, and Alzheimer’s disease.
illustration of brain and two different viruses

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Biomedical Engineering

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