Defects in a single protein involved in cell death may impair the immune system's ability to combat a herpes viral infection in the central nervous system, scientists have found in new research that ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) remodels the host chromatin structure and induces a host-to-virus transcriptional switch during lytic infection. We combine super-resolution imaging and ...

HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals. Herpes often has no symptoms, so you may not know you are carrying the virus. Medications can lower the frequency of ...

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection poses a significant global public health challenge, affecting approximately 67% of the global population. With a genome spanning 152 kbp of linear ...

Two viruses, herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2), can cause a genital herpes infection. The two viruses are closely related but not identical. HSV-1 is also the most common cause of ...

The virus that causes common cold sores may be behind cognitive problems and memory loss later in life. New research published in Neurology on March 25, found people who had higher levels of the ...

For patients with the herpes simplex-1 virus (HSV-1), there are just a handful of drugs available to treat the painful condition that can affect the eyes, mouth and genitals. If patients develop ...

While both angular cheilitis and herpes simplex type 1 may be responsible for inflammation at the corners of the mouth, the two are very different conditions with quite different etiologies. It is ...