A new study reveals that the herpes virus can hijack the immune system to reactivate itself. Researchers found that the viral ...

The study focused on the role of a viral protein called UL12.5 that triggers the body’s antiviral alarm and then exploits it.

Learn how the herpes virus hijacks immune pathways to trigger reactivation and what this means for potential new treatments.

Herpes has long been known to lie dormant in the body, waiting for the right moment to strike. But new research has revealed ...

While the World Healthcare Organization estimates 50-80 percent of the United States population carries Herpes Simplex ...

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body.

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an ...

A fascinating collaborative study in 2022, between researchers at the University of Oxford and Tufts University, suggested ...

If you get six or more cold sores per year, your doctor may recommend something called suppressive antiviral therapy, which ...

A new combination of microscopy methods has revealed exquisite detail of the virus assembly process used by herpes simplex ...