HSV1 and Alzheimer's Disease again

Yet more about the link between the herpes simplex virus (HSV1) and Alzheimer's can be found by following this link:

From the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Catalogue

The AS Dementia Catalogue, which I've only just discovered, looks like a very useful resource generally for anyone interested in dementia.


For new readers, these posts also deal with the herpes virus and Alzheimer's/dementia:

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/herpes-alzheimers-and-schizophrenia-yes.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/more-about-possible-relationship.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/herpes-and-ad-yet-again.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/bipolar-also-what-next.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/herpes-vaccine-may-help.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/that-nasty-virus-rears-its-head-again.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/beacons-of-hope.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/possible-causescontributory-factors-2.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/looks-like-great-resource-for-hsv1-and.html

http://adventureswithdementia.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/guess-what-type-2-diabetes-now.html

Herpes and AD - yet again

I've come across yet another article about the link between HSV1 (the 'cold sore virus) and Alzheimer's disease:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404122203.htm

It's more recent than some of the other research I've seen and posted about.  And the researchers seems pretty 'upfront' about the link.

For new readers, if you wish to see several past posts on this important topic, you can do so simply by putting the word 'herpes' into the search box (top left).

For the avoidance of doubt, nobody anywhere is suggesting that all Alzheimer's disease is caused by the herpes virus.

That nasty virus rears its head again

The link below is to a research project that links HSV-1 (the 'cold sore' herpes virus) to cholesterol accumulation:

Journal of Biological Chemistry

I would stress that I have not read the whole article.  It is highly technical.  The abstract at the start gives you the gist.

The reason for drawing attention to it here is that it is yet another example of this very common virus being implicated in the kind of damage to the body (in this case to 'hardening of the arteries') that could lead to dementia.

Regular readers of AWD will know that I have posted about herpes viruses a number of times. This link will take you to these posts.

I should stress again that I have no medical training and have made no 'discoveries' myself.  Such research as I have undertaken has been via Google!

Looks like a great resource for HSV1 and Alzheimer's

I recently came across this:

http://www.alzforum.org/res/for/journal/detail.asp?liveID=188

It interests me greatly and not just because there is a lot of detail (I've barely scratched the surface) about the link between herpes simplex and Alzheimer's (a link that was first looked at in the 1970's).  I'm also intrigued that what is clearly a reputable Alzheimer's Research site is taking the growing body of research in this area seriously.

I simply cannot understand why the comparable bodies in the UK are neglecting this research.  I think it's scandalous.

Guess what? Type 2 diabetes now.

It hardly surprises me now to find associations between the commonest herpes virus HSV1 and common diseases.  Here's a link to research that investigated HSV1 and type 2 diabetes:

An association of HSV1 with type 2 diabetes

This research concludes:

A significant association of HSV-1 infection with type 2 diabetes was found in the present study.

Again, particularly interesting for me is that type 2 diabetes can have an impact on cognitive function.  See this link (and others via google):

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13803390490514875

It's important to note that as yet I haven't read anything suggesting a direct link between the virus and the cognitive impairment that can occur in type 2 diabetes so the link with the virus may not be as direct as it is in the other diseases I've blogged about .