Adults who are exposed to a child with chickenpox (varicella) in the home are around 30% less likely to develop shingles (herpes zoster) over 20 years, finds a study in The BMJ today.
Jan 22, 2020
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The herpes simplex virus, commonly known as the cold sore virus, is a devious microbe.
Dec 12, 2019
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New research from Dr. Luis M. Schang and his group at the Baker Institute for Animal Health has identified a new mechanism that plays a role in controlling how the herpes virus alternates between dormant and active stages ...
Nov 14, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix have discovered a function in a pro-inflammatory protein that could play an important part in improving current and future therapeutics for the herpes ...
Oct 28, 2019
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New insights into preventing herpes infections have been published in Nature Communications. Researchers from the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology (BIMSB) at the MDC used single-cell RNA sequencing to better understand ...
Oct 25, 2019
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For nearly a century, efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent genital herpes have failed. At least nine prospects, including several that made it to late-stage human testing, have flopped in the last decade.
Oct 16, 2019
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A study led by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago has found that combining acyclovir—a commonly prescribed topical herpes medication—with particles of activated carbon improves efficacy of the drug. ...
Aug 14, 2019
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Efforts to develop an effective vaccine for genital herpes, a common sexually transmitted disease, have largely failed. In a new study published in Nature, Yale researchers explore why, and their findings could lead to a ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Dear Mayo Clinic: I have had a few cold sore flare-ups over the past few months after years without getting any. What causes them to come back, and what's the best way to treat them?
Apr 22, 2019
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Risks for autism and depression are higher if one's mother was in hospital with an infection during pregnancy. This is shown by a major Swedish observational study of nearly 1.8 million children.
Mar 7, 2019
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