A study from Uppsala University has shown a link between herpes and dementia. This could provide new impetus for dementia medications.
Of the test subjects examined as part of the study, those infected with HSV had twice the risk of developing dementia. There is neither an effective vaccine nor a drug to combat HSV. Once infected, you carry the virus for life. The results could further advance dementia research to treat the disease at an early stage with common anti-herpes virus drugs or to prevent the disease before it occurs.