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A new study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association has identified a possible link between cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a common virus, and Alzheimer's disease.

Scientists have linked a common virus, cytomegalovirus (HCMV), to Alzheimer's disease. HCMV can travel from the gut to the brain via the vagus nerve, triggering immune changes and potentially ...

Cytomegalovirus, or HCMV, is one of nine herpes viruses that most people are exposed to in the first few decades of life. Unlike most herpes viruses, however, it is not considered to be sexually ...