People who have had the herpes simplex virus are more than twice as likely to develop dementia than those who have never been infected. The corresponding study was published in the Journal of ...

The researchers studied 1,000 70-year-olds from Uppsala over a period of 15 years. The study, now published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, found that people who had been infected with 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 ...

The herpes simplex keratitis treatment market is expanding due to rising HSV infections, increased healthcare spending, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new estimates suggesting around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 live with a genital herpes infection. That’s equivalent to one in every ...

Herpes is one of the most common viral infections affecting millions worldwide, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood. For many people, hearing the word “herpes” can trigger fear, shame and a ...

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists with the Rajewsky and ...

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 ...

Influenza and coronavirus infections markedly raise the short-term risk of acute cardiovascular disease, according to a ...