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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The virus that causes cold sores can get into the brain, fall latent and then reactivate ...

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may reactivate latent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in the brain and contribute to neurodegeneration and development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology, a ...

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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 ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus that causes the illness - SARS-CoV-2 - has had innumerable opportunities to mutate and change, and the virus has certainly taken advantage of those ...

A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia risk. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Inflammation can reawaken dormant viruses in the brain, which may help to explain why concussions often precede dementia, a new study finds. Brain injuries like concussions raise the risk of dementia, ...