A virus that normally infects mice has produced Parkinson’s-like brain damage in rodents without any other intervention. In a ...
Parkinson's attacks a part of the brain called the substantia nigra. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) ...
A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with ...
Marie Saavedra joined the CBS2 Chicago news team in October 2020 as an anchor. She grew up in Evanston and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism. New research from Northwestern Medicine ...
Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based viral vectors used in human gene therapy can trigger innate immune pathways, leading to the initiation of adaptive immune responses. A new review article published ...
A virus that nearly everyone encounters during childhood appears to be the trigger behind lupus, a painful and debilitating autoimmune disease that has long puzzled doctors and researchers. The ...