Herpes is a common infection caused by herpes simplex viruses. It can cause painful blisters that come and go, usually around the mouth and genitals. Many people who are infected don’t know it. It’s ...

Scientists engineered an HVEM-derived peptide that blocked about sixty percent of HSV-1 infection in cell tests without ...

Defects in a single protein involved in cell death may impair the immune system's ability to combat a herpes viral infection in the central nervous system, scientists have found in new research that ...

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center and University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf have traced how herpes simplex virus 1 ...

HSV-1, which is transmitted through oral secretions or sores on the skin, can be spread through kissing or sharing objects such as toothbrushes or eating utensils. In general, a person can only get ...

For patients with the herpes simplex-1 virus (HSV-1), there are just a handful of drugs available to treat the painful condition that can affect the eyes, mouth and genitals. If patients develop ...

A preliminary study of 52,330 Israeli women found similar rates of heart attack, stroke, blood clots and early death among hormone therapy users and nonusers, though it cannot prove safety. Older ...

Two previous studies of a herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) subunit vaccine containing glycoprotein D in HSV-discordant couples revealed 73% and 74% efficacy against genital disease in women who ...

An estimated 25 to 65% of pregnant women in the United States have genital infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2). 1 Neonatal HSV infection, defined as infection in a ...