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 ...

Background A pregnant 25-year-old woman at 32 weeks' gestation was admitted to an emergency unit after her husband had found her drowsy and with her tongue bitten. The day before admission, the ...

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Flair axial MRI. Note the prominent lesion in the left medial temporal lobe. A smaller lesion is present on the right. CSF PCR subsequently confirmed the diagnosis of ...

A combination of anti-inflammatory and antiviral agents could improve treatment of encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), according to new research utilizing cerebral organoids. A ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV1) infections are initiated at mucosal surfaces where the virus infects epithelial cells. When HSV1 spreads from the peripheral nerves and into the central nervous system, it ...

Microbiome researchers continue to uncover an increasingly complex interplay between the gut microbiota and the immune system. Now, a team from the City of Hope and the California Institute of ...

Scientists have a found a possible link between the herpes simplex virus and neurodegenerative diseases, according to a recent study. The researchers also identified a protein that may restrict the ...

For many years, scientists have known that the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, can take up residence in parts of neurons in the peripheral nervous system. Stress can even ...

The genome of the herpes simplex virus 1 was decoded using new methods. Hundreds of previously unknown gene products were found. The virus causes lip herpes, but can also be life-threatening. Until ...

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Flair axial MRIs. Note the abnormal (bright) signal in both temporal lobes (left image). Also note the involvement of the insula on the right side (middle image) and the ...