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 ...

A new, high-performance brain-computer interface (BCI) can be rapidly implanted through a minimally invasive procedure. The ...

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) may play a role in mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, according to a new study. Experts have long noted links between ...

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 ...

Fallout season two is kicking off with a bang… Literally, if you’re one of a few unlucky people who cross paths with Mr. House or Hank MacLean. But what is that’s making people’s heads go bang?

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 ...

Source: Photograph by the Public Health Image Library from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When the virus that came to be known as SARS-CoV-2 hit the news in early 2020, it got the ...

A 5-week-old baby in Boston is fighting for her life after a tick bite. The baby, Lily Sisco, was bitten while on a walk with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, her mother, Tiffany Sisco, told local ...

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, ...

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 ...