At the Longevity Forum Science Summit, Professor Ruth Itzhaki delivered a groundbreaking talk exploring the long-suspected but often controversial link between herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and Alzheimer’s disease. Drawing on more than three decades of research, she explained how HSV-1 can...
“Cells have sensor mechanisms that let them compensate for changes in their osmotic environment,” says corresponding author Atsushi Asano, an assistant professor of the University of Tsukuba. “Without these compensatory sensors, cells would experience excessive volume changes leading to a...