A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may lower the likelihood of developing dementia as well as slow its progression in ...

A new study on herpes infections of the eye helps shed light on the question of viral reinfections by identifying a key protein involved in viral reinfections that could be targeted by antiviral drugs ...

More than one in five people aged between 15 and 49 globally or 846 million people live with a genital herpes infection, according to an estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO). Every second, ...

When you get a cold sore, which is caused by a virus, there actually is a more clinical term for it. Called HSV-1, otherwise known as oral herpes, Dr. Pillai explains that herpes simplex virus type 1 ...

People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected. A new study from Uppsala University confirms ...

The herpes simplex virus (HSV) could be sneaking into the brain more often than we're aware. A new study on mice has found that when HSV type 1 infection accesses the body through the nose, it can ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have modified a herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) that stimulates the immune system to attack ...

A new study on herpes infections of the eye from University of Illinois Chicago researchers helps shed light on the question of viral reinfections by identifying a key protein involved in viral ...

New research on herpes infections of the eye adds to the understanding of how to target anti-viral drugs A new study on herpes infections of the eye from University of Illinois Chicago researchers ...