Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is for life. Although HSV-2 is the main cause of genital herpes, HSV-1 – the virus responsible for cold sores – can be transmitted by oral sex, so it, too ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Some studies found herpes simplex virus 1 increased ...

HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 primarily affects the genitals. You may not know you have herpes because it ...

Genital herpes infections are very common. There are 42 million new infections each year — that averages out to one new person infected each second. While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no ...

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 ...

In a recent study published in Communications Biology, researchers evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of Navoximod, combined with herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) virotherapy, against hepatocellular carcinoma ...

Unveiling a global crisis: groundbreaking research highlights the immense impact of HSV infections on health, urging a shift towards vaccine innovation and prevention measures. Study: Estimated global ...

A recent study In Press at the Journal of Cell Biology reports that herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) exploits heterochromatin to successfully exit the nucleus. The heterochromatin markers macroH2A1 and ...