Herpes News

Posted May 8, 2013:

• Immune Cells That Suppress Genital Herpes Infections Identified

Posted April 9, 2013:

• Shingles Vaccine Is Associated With Reduction in Both Postherpetic Neuralgia and Herpes Zoster

Posted April 1, 2013:

• Varicella Vaccine Has Long-Term Effectiveness Against Chicken Pox

Posted March 28, 2013:

• How Herpesvirus Invades Nervous System

Posted March 25, 2013:

• Could That Cold Sore Increase Your Risk of Memory Problems?
• New Approach for Stopping Herpes Infections

Posted March 18, 2013:

• Map of 'Shortcuts' Between All Human Genes

Posted March 13, 2013:

• Evidence Supports Blocking Immune Response to Enhance Viral Therapy Against Solid Tumors

Posted March 8, 2013:

• Virus and Genes Involved in Causation of Schizophrenia

Posted March 5, 2013:

• Use of Certain Therapies for Inflammatory Diseases Does Not Appear to Increase Risk of Shingles

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Study Suggests Link Between Untreated Depression and Response to Shingles Vaccine

Posted February 1, 2013:

• Engineered Oncolytic Herpes Virus Inhibits Ovarian and Breast Cancer Metastases

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Brain Displays an Intrinsic Mechanism for Fighting Infection

Posted November 25, 2012:

• Patient's Own Immune Cells May Blunt Viral Therapy for Brain Cancer

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Unexpected Bottleneck Identified in Spread of Herpes Simplex Virus

Posted October 31, 2012:

• How and Why Herpes Viruses Reactivate to Cause Disease

Posted October 1, 2012:

• Sugar-Free Approach to Treating Kaposi Sarcoma

Posted September 17, 2012:

• No Increased Risk of Cancer for People With Shingles, New Study Finds

Posted August 26, 2012:

• Compound Discovered That Boosts Effect of Vaccines Against HIV and Flu

Posted August 24, 2012:

• New Strain of Hand, Foot and Mouth Virus Worries Parents, Pediatricians

Posted May 30, 2012:

• To Spread, Nervous System Viruses Sabotage Cell, Hijack Transportation

Posted May 10, 2012:

• Novel RNA Transport Mechanism: Ribonucleoprotein Granules Exit the Nucleus Via a Budding Mechanism

Posted April 23, 2012:

• Shingles Vaccine Is Safe, According to New Study

Posted April 11, 2012:

• Possible Origin of Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia Identified

Posted March 28, 2012:

• Viral Disease -- Particularly from Herpes -- Gaining Interest as Possible Cause of Coral Decline

Posted March 26, 2012:

• To Drive Infections, a Hijacking Virus Mimics a Cell's Signaling System

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Progress Made Toward a Genital Herpes Vaccine

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Specific Gene Linked to Cold Sore Susceptibility, Study Finds

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Antiviral Drugs May Slow Alzheimer's Progression

Posted August 19, 2011:

• Researchers on the Trail of a Treatment for Cancer of the Immune System

Posted August 15, 2011:

• Immunogene Therapy Combined With Standard Treatment Is Safe for Patients With Brain Tumors, Study Suggests

Posted June 28, 2011:

• Multiple Sclerosis-Like Disease Discovered in Monkeys

Posted June 27, 2011:

• Goodbye Cold Sores

Posted June 8, 2011:

• Shingles May Be Related to Elevated Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Posted May 17, 2011:

• Epstein-Barr Virus Could Be Risk Factor for Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Study Challenges Concerns on Effectiveness of Administering Pneumococcal, Shingles Vaccines Together
• Scientists Use Genetically Altered Virus to Get Tumors to Tattle on Themselves

Posted April 15, 2011:

• Genital Herpes More Virulent in Africa Than in US, Report Finds

Posted April 14, 2011:

• Tansy May Be Used to Treat Herpes, Study Suggests

Posted April 12, 2011:

• Persons With Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, but Without Symptoms, Still Shed Virus

Posted April 11, 2011:

• Recurring Genital Problems Could Be Herpes, Swedish Study Suggests

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Herpes Linked to Alzheimer's Disease: 'Cold Sores' Connected to Cognitive Decline

Posted February 22, 2011:

• Patients With COPD Have Higher Risk of Shingles, Study Finds

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Can Breastfeeding Transmit Yellow Fever After Maternal Vaccination?

Posted February 5, 2011:

• Athletes Prone to a Rash of Skin Conditions

Posted February 1, 2011:

• New Study Alters Long-Held Beliefs About Shingles

Posted January 11, 2011:

• Zoster Vaccine Associated With Lower Risk of Shingles in Older Adults

Posted January 6, 2011:

• Herpes Virus' Tactical Maneuver Visualized in 3-D

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Cellular Protein Hobbles HIV-1

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Pain of Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Significantly Interferes With Daily Life

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