TWiV 519: Fishing for viruses in senile

The TWiVomers review a potential role for herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of Alzheimer's Disease, including the finding that amyloid-beta acts as an antiviral by enveloping virus particles. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Virology Comics on sale (Amazon) Clinical Trial: antiviral for AD HHV6 and HHV7 transcripts in AD brain ( TWiV 505 ) HSV1 in AD (Front Ag Neuro) Taiwan cohort study on antivirals and AD (Neurother) HSV1 antibodies in CSF (J Med Virol) HSV1 induces amyloid-beta fibrillization (Neuron) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 519 Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Brianne - Pandemic (board game) Alan - The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive ( site and blog ) Rich - James Cook's First Pacific Voyage, 1768-1771 (interactive map) Dickson - The Scientist on Instagram Vincent - State of the World's Fungi Listener Pick David - Bruno LaTour Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees . Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]