Nov. 7, 2022 —Investigators analyzed longitudinal samples of cervical and serum biomarker levels for immune activation, before and after subjects acquired HSV-2. They found that altered levels of specific ...
June 21, 2021 —When viruses infect cells, changes in the cell nucleus occur, and these can be observed through fluorescence microscopy. Using fluorescence images from live cells, researchers have trained an ...
Mar. 29, 2021 —Research suggests that chronic viral infections have a profound and lasting impact on the immune system in ways that are similar to those seen during aging. Using systems immunology and artificial ...
Mar. 29, 2021 —Why do some people with cold sores around their lips experience painful lesions, while others have no symptoms at all, yet still spread the virus? A new study finds that these differences could be ...
Mar. 15, 2021 —Researchers have discovered that heparanase, HPSE, a poorly understood protein, is a key regulator of cells' innate defense ...
Feb. 11, 2021 —The finding could lead to new ways to prevent cold sores and herpes-related eye disease from reoccurring, the researchers ...
Nov. 6, 2020 —A genetically edited form of a herpes simplex virus has outperformed a leading vaccine candidate in a new study. When challenged with a virulent strain of the sexually transmitted HSV-2, vaccinated ...
Sep. 15, 2020 —Researchers have identified the specific type of immune cell that induces brain inflammation in herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis. Crucially, they have also determined the signalling protein ...