The idea that Parkinson’s could be linked to a virus had been theorized for years, but this is the first study to pinpoint a ...

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a ...

A progressive neurological disorder affecting 10 million people globally, Parkinson’s can cause disruptive symptoms such as ...

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 ...

Parkinson's disease is a neurogenerative disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S. While some cases are ...

Researchers in Chicago believe they’ve found a virus that could be a trigger for Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s impacts ...

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.

The usually harmless Human Pegivirus has been found in brain samples from Parkinson’s patients. Researchers say this is the first time it’s been found in brain tissue.

HPgV is a blood-borne virus in the same family as hepatitis C. Only about 1% of Parkinson’s patients had HPgV in their blood samples, researchers found.

The researchers found Human Pegivirus, or HPgV, in the brains and spinal fluid of people with Parkinson’s but not in those without the disease.The brains with HPgV also showed more advanced or ...