Gut-Brain Connection. People who have CD83+ microglia in their brains also have HCMV (top left) and IgG4 (top right) in their ...

Early research links the human cytomegalovirus, a type of herpes virus found in the gut, to the development of Alzheimer’s ...

The Scientist explored the work of a researcher who had an unexpected finding while developing a novel anti-tau therapy.

A possible link between a common virus and Alzheimer’s disease has been found in a study by researchers from ASU and Banner ...

Researchers have linked chronic intestinal infections caused by cytomegalovirus (HCMV) to a unique subtype of Alzheimer’s ...

Reference: Readhead BP, Mastroeni DF, Wang Q, et al. Alzheimer’s disease-associated CD83(+) microglia are linked with increased immunoglobulin G4 and human cytomegalovirus in the gut, vagal nerve, and ...

Mar. 30, 2023 — Aging cells express a protein that is produced by human cytomegalovirus and is targeted by certain immune cells in the body. Harnessing the immune response to this protein could ...

The research suggests that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) — a virus that infects between 80% of adults over 80 — may play a ...

Frosted branch angiitis is a rare condition that makes the blood vessels that supply the retina look like the frosted ...

Arizona State University and Banner Alzheimer's Institute researchers, along with their collaborators, have discovered a surprising link between a chronic gut infection caused by a common virus and ...

“This research has found a link between bad immune cells in the brain and a type of herpes virus found in the gut called human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). “It only established a connection ...

Cytomegalovirus is one of nine herpes viruses ... To further investigate the impact of this virus, the research team then used human brain cell models to demonstrate the virus's ability to ...