• Antibodies to HHV-6 during acute COVID-19 may help predict development of Long COVID

    Autoantibodies directed against neural targets have most predictive power.

  • iciHHV-6B linked to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Japanese and European populations

    iciHHV-6B, when integrated into chromosome 22q, was strongly associated with SLE and with SLE severity.

  • HHV-6 linked to miscarriage through Mendelian randomization studies

    The findings are consistent with previous studies directly linking HHV-6 endometrial infection to miscarriage.

  • Finnish investigators find unexpected evidence of HHV-6B integration into mitochondrial DNA

    Could HHV-6B infection exacerbate mitochondrial disease?

Newsletter | About Us | Contact Us | Donate | Repository

HHV-6 Foundation | HHV-6 Disease Information for Patients, Clinicians, and Researchers | Apply for a Grant Navigation
  • Home
  • About
    • Scientific Advisory Board
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Donate
  • Patients
    • What Is HHV-6?
    • HHV-6A/B Testing
  • Research
    • Grants
    • Repository
      • Cart
      • Checkout
    • HHV-6A/B Testing
    • List of Genes & Proteins
    • Lab Protocols
    • Pictorial Atlas of HHV-6
    • HHV-6 Antivirals
    • Researcher FAQ
    • Newsletter
  • Home
  • About
    • Scientific Advisory Board
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Donate
  • Patients
    • What Is HHV-6?
    • HHV-6A/B Testing
  • Research
    • Grants
    • Repository
      • Cart
      • Checkout
    • HHV-6A/B Testing
    • List of Genes & Proteins
    • Lab Protocols
    • Pictorial Atlas of HHV-6
    • HHV-6 Antivirals
    • Researcher FAQ
    • Newsletter

Latest CNS Disease Articles

View Post

Biofire multiplex PCR assay accurately detects HHV-6 meningitis/encephalitis in immunocompromised adults

In All, CNS Disease, iciHHV-6, Transplant Complications by Kristin LoomisJune 25, 2024

Utility of the assay in immunocompetent patients requires further study.

View Post

Could a specific polymorphism in HHV-6B partially explain the heritability of major depression?

In All, CNS Disease, Genes by Kristin LoomisApril 18, 2024

Individuals carrying this polymorphism had a five-fold increased risk of depression and were more likely to have a family member with major depression.

View Post

Japanese study confirms cognitive problems from post-transplant HHV-6B reactivation

In All, Alzheimer's Disease, CNS Disease, Transplant Complications by Kristin LoomisApril 18, 2024

Those with the highest viral loads suffered deficits in verbal memory and reduced quality of life.

View Post

MS drug teriflunomide dramatically reduces antibody titers to EBV and HHV-6

In All, CNS Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Treatments - Antiviral by Kristin LoomisMarch 4, 2024

Study results are consistent with a pathogenetic role for viruses in relapsing-remitting MS.

View Post

Growing evidence of rare HHV-7 associated encephalitis and seizures in the immunocompetent

In All, CNS Disease, Encephalitis & Encephalopathy by Kristin LoomisMarch 4, 2024

The clinical picture is very similar to HHV-6B encephalitis.

View Post

New Evidence that HHV-6A, like EBV, May Trigger Some Cases of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

In All, CNS Disease, Multiple Sclerosis by Kristin LoomisFebruary 3, 2024

Sera drawn before vs. after onset of MS find seropositivity for HHV-6A more likely in MS.

View Post

Meta-Analysis links EBV, HHV-6 and VZV to multiple sclerosis

In All, CNS Disease, Multiple Sclerosis by Kristin LoomisDecember 31, 2023

Study pools data from nearly 30,000 people with MS.

View Post

Higher HHV-6 viral load in oral mucosa cells in people with major depression

In All, CNS Disease by Kristin LoomisDecember 31, 2023

Combination of viral load and presence of specific polymorphism in the TNF-α gene associated with major depression.

View Post

Review of the theory that chronic viral infection of the brain can lead to depression

In All, CNS Disease by Kristin LoomisSeptember 28, 2023

Role of several viruses, including HHV-6A/B, in stimulating low-grade neuroinflammation.

View Post

HHV-6 DNA load in whole blood and elevated EBNA antibodies predict progression in first clinical episodes of demyelination in multiple sclerosis

In All, CNS Disease, Multiple Sclerosis by Kristin LoomisAugust 4, 2023

Patients with viral loads suggestive of iciHHV-6 had the greatest risk of developing demyelinating disease.

View Post

BioFire assay identifies HHV-6 as the most frequent cause of meningoencephalitis in infants 4-11 months

In All, ciHHV-6, CNS Disease, Encephalitis & Encephalopathy, Epilepsy and Seizures by Kristin LoomisAugust 4, 2023

All cases found to be iciHHV-6 were assumed to be false positives.

View Post

Individuals seropositive for herpesviruses may have greater risk of dementia

In All, Alzheimer's Disease, CNS Disease, Encephalitis & Encephalopathy by Kristin LoomisFebruary 20, 2023

Large study from UK Biobank finds that people seropositive for all of these four herpesviruses—HSV-1, HHV-6, HHV-7 and VZV—have greatly increased risk of developing dementia.

View Post

Herpesvirus reactivation during alloHSCT associated with greatly increased mortality and expense

In All, CNS Disease, Transplant Complications by Kristin LoomisJanuary 9, 2023

Data from 13,363 transplant patients underline the importance of preventing, diagnosing and treating viral reactivation.

View Post

Another report links HHV-6B nucleic acid and antigen to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

In All, CNS Disease, Epilepsy and Seizures by Kristin LoomisJanuary 9, 2023

Viral DNA and antigen found at higher levels in MTLE than in control brains.

View Post

HHV-6 DNA often found in cerebrospinal fluid in samples tested for meningitis

In All, CNS Disease, Encephalitis & Encephalopathy by Kristin LoomisJanuary 9, 2023

Those with viral infections showed no difference in white or red blood cell counts or the protein and glucose levels.

  • Page 2 of 7
  • ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
  • 7
  • →

Clinical News

  • Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Animal Models
  • Autoimmune Disease
  • Cancer
  • iciHHV-6
  • CNS Disease
  • COVID-19 / HHV-6 Reactivation
  • Drug Hypersensitivity
  • Encephalitis & Encephalopathy
  • Endocrine Conditions
  • Epilepsy and Seizures
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Genes
  • Heart Disease
  • Hematological Disorders
  • HIV/AIDS Progression
  • Immunity & Immunotherapy
  • Infertility & Miscarriage
  • Kidney Disease
  • Liver Disease
  • Lung Disease
  • Lymphadenopathy & Fever
  • ME/CFS
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Rash & Roseola
  • Transplant Complications
  • Treatments – Adoptive T cell
  • Treatments – Alternative
  • Treatments – Antiviral
  • Treatments – Immune Stimulant

About HHV-6

  • What Is HHV-6?
  • What is Inherited Chromosomally Integrated HHV-6
  • HHV-6 Repository of Reagents
  • HHV-6A/B Testing
  • HHV-6 Treatment

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

ABOUT THE HHV-6 FOUNDATION

The HHV-6 Foundation in a non-profit entity founded to encourage scientific exchange between investigators and to provide pilot grants for promising scientific and clinical research on the under- appreciated viruses HHV-6A and HHV-6B.

The Foundation sponsors international conferences and supports scientists and clinicians seeking to clarify the role of the two HHV-6 viruses in disease. Since HHV-6A and HHV-6B can smolder in the brain and other organs without circulating in the peripheral blood or plasma, identifying chronic infection is a challenge.

Read More

HHV-6 Foundation | 1482 East Valley Road, Suite 619 | Santa Barbara, CA, 93108 | Toll Free: (888) 530-6726


Copyright ©2004-2022 HHV-6 FOUNDATION


WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT BY INSTYLE TECHNOLOGIES
  • Home
  • About
  • Conditions
  • Clinicians
  • Testing
  • Research
  • Repository
  • Patients
  • Treatment
  • News & Blog
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use