If you have ever experienced a cold sore, you may be one of the estimated 3.8 billion people worldwide (64%) who are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Though the majority of people ...

The study included adults with HSV encephalitis admitted to UK hospitals who were randomly assigned to receive intravenous dexamethasone plus intravenous acyclovir or intravenous acyclovir alone ...

BOLOGNA, Italy and MUNICH, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alfasigma S.p.A. ("Alfasigma"), a global pharmaceutical company, and Innovative Molecules GmbH ("Innovative Molecules"), a clinical-stage ...

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists with the Rajewsky and ...

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists. The herpes simplex virus-1 can ...

HSV-2 causes genital herpes, and neurological complications include aseptic meningitis and recurrent radiculopathy. HSV-2 also causes myelitis in immunocompromised individuals. Typical features of HSV ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation), caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not ...

Infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can lead to HSV-1 encephalitis-a rare but deadly condition that inflames the brain. Despite decades of research, treatment options for this ...

A combination of anti-inflammatory and antiviral agents could improve treatment of encephalitis caused by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), according to new research utilizing cerebral organoids. A ...

Inhibiting the herpes simplex virus type 1 viral enzyme uracil-DNA glycosylase reactivates the natural defense protein apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-1 (APOBEC1) in 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 ...