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Newest in this topic

  1. Proteomics identifies potential immunological drivers of postinfection brain atrophy and cognitive decline 2024-08-14
  2. Herpes Viruses in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging: Associations With Brain Volumes, Cognitive Performance, and Plasma Biomarkers 2022-10-31
  3. Anti-herpetic Medications and Reduced Risk of Dementia in Patients with Herpes Simplex Virus Infections-a Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan 2018-04-01

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2018 to 2024

Top journals

  • Nature aging 1
  • Neurology 1
  • Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 1

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  1. Proteomics identifies potential immunological drivers of postinfection brain atrophy and cognitive decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Nature aging 2024-08-14 Biomarkers

    Infections have been associated with the incidence of Alzheimer disease and related dementias, but the mechanisms responsible for these associations remain unclear.

  2. Herpes Viruses in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging: Associations With Brain Volumes, Cognitive Performance, and Plasma Biomarkers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Neurology 2022-10-31 Biomarkers

    These findings suggest an association of sHHV infection with white matter volume loss, attentional decline, and astrogliosis.

  3. Anti-herpetic Medications and Reduced Risk of Dementia in Patients with Herpes Simplex Virus Infections-a Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 2018-04-01 Prevention and risk

    This retrospective cohort study is to investigate the association between herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and dementia, and the effects of anti-herpetic medications on the risk involved, using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD).

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