Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Could herpes virus help cause alzheimer's?
(HealthDay)—There's growing evidence that the herpes virus responsible for cold sores also may cause Alzheimer's disease, a new research paper contends.
Oct 19, 2018
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News tagged with simplex virus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find a new way to attack herpesviruses
Human cytomegalovirus is a leading cause of birth defects and transplant failures. As it's evolved over time, this virus from the herpes family has found a way to bypass the body's defense mechanisms that usually guards against ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New study highlights Alzheimer's herpes link, experts say
A new commentary by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh on a study by Taiwanese epidemiologists supports the viability of a potential way to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Jul 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers get to grips with a herpesvirus
Human herpesvirus 6 infects most people all over the world. It is usually well controlled by the body, but it can cause diseases in immunocompromised individuals. As reported in PLOS Pathogens, scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum ...
Apr 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
After infection, herpes lurks in nerve cells, ready to strike—New research reveals what enables the virus to do so
Once herpes simplex infects a person, the virus goes into hiding inside nerve cells, hibernating there for life, periodically waking up from its sleep to reignite infection, causing cold sores or genital lesions to recur.
Mar 15, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mutation explains why some people are more vulnerable to viral brain infection
For previously healthy children, brain infections are rare. But about one out of every 10,000 people who are exposed to common viruses like herpes simplex or influenza will develop a potentially deadly disease, encephalitis.
Feb 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
HSV-1 prevalence 47.8 percent in 14- to 49-year-olds
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 is 47.8 and 11.9 percent, respectively, for individuals aged 14 to 49 years, according to a February data brief published by the U.S. Centers for ...
Feb 7, 2018
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Neuroscience
New neuron-like cells allow investigation into synthesis of vital cellular components
Neuron-like cells created from a readily available cell line have allowed researchers to investigate how the human brain makes a metabolic building block essential for the survival of all living organisms. A team led by researchers ...
Jan 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Untangling how Epstein-Barr virus infects cells
A team led by scientists at Northwestern Medicine has discovered a new epithelial receptor for Epstein-Barr virus, according to a study published recently in Nature Microbiology.
Jan 11, 2018
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Pediatrics
Herpes simplex infrequently found in infant meningitis eval
(HealthDay)—Young infants assessed for central nervous system (CNS) infection rarely have herpes simplex virus (HSV), according to a study published online Jan. 3 in Pediatrics.
Jan 4, 2018
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