Older adults exposed to the herpes virus behind the common cold sore may see a doubling of their dementia risk, a new study warns. The research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, is the ...

Infection with the virus that’s the main cause of cold sores may double a person’s risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Adding to growing evidence of a link between the two, further ...

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, ...

The question: Do condoms, which provide significant protection against HIV, offer similar protection against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes? This study: It combined data ...

CHICAGO -- Pregnant women infected with the genital herpes virus may face an increased risk of having children who develop schizophrenia and other mental disorders, research suggests. "Whether the ...

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 ...

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is commonly known for causing blisters and sores. But in some cases, the virus can migrate to the eye or nervous system, causing severe, chronic symptoms. Now, a study ...

Newly analyzed data from Japan adds to the evidence that COVID-19 may increase the risk of shingles.

In a recent study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers assessed myocardial infarction (MI) risk after zoster infection. MI has been described as a severe cardiovascular ...

B.J. Anderson has spent years educating physicians, coaches, parents and athletes in the wrestling community on the importance of preventing and reducing skin infections in the sport. His efforts have ...

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 ...