Scientists Find Virus That Strengthens, Not Weakens, Immune System

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Newsweek

In an effort to find novel ways of boosting the immune systems of aging adults, UA scientists, including BIO5's Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich, co-director of the UA Center on Aging, have found that the virus cytomegalovirus (CMV) appears to strengthen the body's immune defenses.