News tagged with cold sores
Cold sore virus linked to Alzheimer's
Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The virus behind cold sores is a major cause of the insoluble protein plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease sufferers, University of Manchester researchers have revealed.
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Study finds genetic link to human herpes susceptibility
Jan 28, 2008 |
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There’s a high probability that people who are prone to herpes simplex virus (HSV) outbreaks can inherit that susceptibility through their genes, University of Utah researchers report in a new study.
Discovery explains how cold sore virus hides during inactive phase
Jul 02, 2008 |
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Now that Duke University Medical Center scientists have figured out how the virus that causes cold sores hides out, they may have a way to wake it up and kill it.
Rate of herpes infections declining
Aug 24, 2006 |
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A new study says the rate of genital herpes infections in the United States is declining.
Study: How the herpes virus hides in cells
Jun 13, 2006 |
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine scientists say they've determined why cold sores caused by a herpes virus keep reappearing.
Cold sore virus might play role in Alzheimer's
Jan 03, 2007 |
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A gene known to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease puts out the welcome mat for the virus that causes cold sores, allowing the virus to be more active in the brain compared to other forms of the gene. The new ...
Keeping herpes infection in check: researchers describe immune system strategies
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Herpes simplex virus type I can cause bouts of cold sores, blindness and potentially lethal encephalitis when it reawakens from a quiescent state in the nerve cells it infects.
Not just a long-distance relationship: Immune cells in skin fight off infection better than the rest
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Melbourne have discovered the local action of immune cells in the skin, which could improve treatment of viral skin infections.
Researcher finds there could be up to 200 cold viruses
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bad news for the immune system: New research has boosted the number of likely common-cold viruses waiting to make you miserable from the long-accepted 100 to perhaps double that number.
Bell's palsy: Study calls for rethink of cause and treatment
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Drugs widely prescribed to treat facial paralysis in Bell's palsy are ineffective and are based on false notions of the cause of the condition, according to Cochrane Researchers. They say research must now focus on discovering ...
UV radiation causes 60,000 deaths a year
Jul 27, 2006 |
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The World Health Organization based in Switzerland estimates 60,000 people die each year from spending too much time in the sun.
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