Northwestern researchers have linked the Human Pegivirus to Parkinson's disease, finding it in the brains of affected individuals but absent in healthy controls. The study analyzed brain samples from ten Parkinson's patients and fourteen non-sufferers, utilizing the ViroFind tool to search for viral differences. Human Pegivirus was associated with advanced brain changes, including alterations in tau protein levels, which can have implications for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. This discovery may shed light on potential environmental triggers for Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers discovered that Human Pegivirus may contribute to Parkinson's disease, found in the brains of patients but not in those without the disease.
Northwestern Medicine researchers used a tool called ViroFind to analyze brain matter from individuals to identify viral differences related to Parkinson's.
HPgV presence in brains was associated with advanced brain changes, including altered tau protein levels, which are linked to Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia.
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