Virus-driven downsizing of the human brain (6)
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See first: Virus-driven downsizing of the human brain (5) Scientists may need to seriously reconsider the cast-aside hypothesis that pathogens can play a part in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. 3/1/19 “Viruses are often ignored in relation to neurodegenerative diseases,” Yale University neurobiologist Anthony van den Pol tells The Scientist. “That’s in part because … Virus-driven downsizing of the human brain (6)