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    Study of 500,000 Medical Records Links Viruses to Alzheimer's Again And Again

    A study of around 500,000 medical records has suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Around 80 percent of the viruses implicated in brain diseases were considered 'neurotrophic'...