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TWiN 57: Repetitive injury, herpes, and Alzheimer's

This Week in Neuroscience by Vincent Racaniello

Feb 4, 202540:09Science & Medicine

TWiN discusses a study showing that repetitive injury reactivates HSV-1 in a human brain tissue model and induces phenotypes associated with Alzheimer's disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung

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TWiN 57: Repetitive injury, herpes, and Alzheimer's is an episode from This Week in Neuroscience by Vincent Racaniello. TWiN discusses a study showing that repetitive injury reactivates HSV-1 in a human brain tissue model and induces phenot...

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