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 ...

Semliki Forest virus was originally isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, hence the name. Upon systemic infection from mosquito bites, Semliki Forest virus causes mild blood viremia ...

Dormant viruses lurking in the brain could be activated by a head injury and trigger Alzheimer's, research has suggested. Studies have long warned that concussions and blows to the head may raise 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 ...