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A progressive neurological disorder affecting 10 million people globally, Parkinson’s can cause disruptive symptoms such as tremors, immobility and loss of balance. Now, scientists at Northwestern ...
Groundbreaking new research released from Northwestern Medicine discovered that a usually harmless virus in the blood, may be ...
July 9 (UPI) -- A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The ...
Researchers have detected a common, previously considered harmless virus, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), in the brains of ...
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a potential contributor to the neurodegenerative disorder.
Researchers in Chicago believe they’ve found a virus that could be a trigger for Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s impacts ...
A team of Chicago area scientists discovered that the human pegivirus, a blood-borne virus otherwise not known to cause any specific disease, may be associated with Parkinson’s disease and ...
Several previous studies have examined the potential link between the risk of certain lymphomas and exposure to human pegivirus (HPgV). Now, a team led by researchers from the Mayo Clinic looks to ...
Hepatitis G is the former name for human pegivirus 1 (HPgV-1). It is typically transmitted through blood. Avoiding contact with blood products with the virus can help prevent it from transferring.
Researchers from Abbott and University of California at San Francisco identified a new human virus known as human pegivirus 2 among patients with hepatitis C virus infection, according to a press ...