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How Cold Sore Virus Hides During Inactive Phase
July 2, 2008 — Now that 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. Cold sores, painful, unsightly blemishes around the mouth, have so ... > full story -
Doubling Of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Over-45s In Under A Decade
June 29, 2008 — Rates of sexually transmitted infections have doubled among the over-45s in less than a decade, reveals new research in the journal Sexually Transmitted ... > full story -
Dermatologists Link Family History To Shingles Susceptibility
May 19, 2008 — Researchers have identified family history as one reason why some people might be more susceptible to shingles, a severe skin condition. Shingles, or Herpes Zoster, is a burning, painful, itchy skin ... > full story -
Specialized White Blood Cells Coordinate First Responders To Viral Infection
April 24, 2008 — Regulatory T cells are thought to call a halt to immune responses as the fight against infection draws to a close. Researchers have evidence that these cells also help coordinate the early stages of ... > full story -
Protein Inhibits Ebola From Reaching Out To Infect Neighboring Cells
March 4, 2008 — Veterinary researchers have identified a protein, ISG15, that inhibits the Ebola virus from budding, the process by which viruses escape from cells and spread to infect neighboring ... > full story -
Herpes Medication Does Not Reduce Risk Of HIV Infection In Individuals With HSV-2, Study Finds
February 7, 2008 — An international clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a common medication for treating herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV ... > full story -
Novel Vaccine Concept Developed: Could Lead To AIDS Or Cervical Cancer Vaccines
January 31, 2008 — A new vaccine design strategy could help to develop vaccines against diseases like AIDS and cervical cancer. The secret is using a herpes simplex protein called glycoprotein D to block a receptor ... > full story -
Genetic Link To Human Herpes Susceptibility Found
January 28, 2008 — There's a high probability that people who are prone to herpes simplex virus outbreaks can inherit that susceptibility through their genes, according to a new study. The researchers further say they ... > full story -
Virus Discovered Using Same Tools As Host Cell
December 17, 2007 — Researchers have discovered that the virus which causes Kaposi's Sarcoma encodes a molecule for controlling gene regulation nearly identical to one found normally in human cells. Both versions of the ... > full story -
Learning How The Herpes Virus Invades Cells, Through Use Of Bimolecular Complementation
December 13, 2007 — Researchers have uncovered an important step in how herpes simplex virus, HSV-1, uses cooperating proteins found on its outer coat to gain entry into healthy cells and infect them. Further, the ... > full story
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