HHV-6 has been linked to Alzheimer's. Why do we still not know whether antivirals can treat Alzheimer's?
A family navigates the disease — and its financial burdens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/opinion/alzheimers-long-term-care.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
We posted this last year. Why haven't we heard about any studies moving forward? We need to know if antivirals can control or even cure Alzheimer's. Where is Collins? Where is Fauci?
"So what would be the next steps in testing the viral
hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease? To move from association to causality a
randomized, placebo controlled trial of anti-viral in patients with early Alzheimer’s
disease would need to be performed. The only agent with anti-viral activity
against HHV-6A and HHV-7 in addition to HSV-1 and VZV is the experimental
EPB-348 (Valomaciclovir)."