Parkinson's disease occurs when brain cells that produce an important hormone called dopamine begin to die off or become ...

Groundbreaking new research released from Northwestern Medicine discovered that a usually harmless virus in the blood, may be triggering Parkinson's disease.

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

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have discovered that a virus that has flown under the radar for years might be a potential contributor to the neurodegenerative disorder.

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

A team of Chicago area scientists discovered that the human pegivirus, a blood-borne virus otherwise not known to cause any specific disease, may be associated with Parkinson’s disease and ...

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.

Several previous studies have examined the potential link between the risk of certain lymphomas and exposure to human pegivirus (HPgV). Now, a team led by researchers from the Mayo Clinic looks to ...

Researchers from Abbott and University of California at San Francisco identified a new human virus known as human pegivirus 2 among patients with hepatitis C virus infection, according to a press ...

This research, published in PLOS Pathogens, identified eight complete strains of HPgV-2, which makes it the first study to reveal the entire genetic makeup of this new virus. Although infection with ...