Background Upadacitinib (UPA) is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). JAK inhibitors have been associated with an increased risk of herpes ...

Objective To assess incidence and burden of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and to explore possible transmission routes. Methods A 2-year prospective nationwide surveillance study ...

Syncytia formation is a process that SARS-CoV-2 has mastered with outstanding efficiency. In vitro research on SARS-CoV-2 evolution has revealed that the spike protein that contains furin cleavage ...

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 cousin of herpes might just help us fight cancer. Scientists have engineered a protein derived from a herpesvirus in monkeys that could enhance the immune system’s potency against cancer.

HealthDay News — Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer disease (AD) based on real-world data from the United States, according to a study ...

Interestingly, MmMYL3 is not the first myosin protein to be identified as a viral receptor. Previous studies have shown that non-muscle myosin IIA acts as a receptor for herpes simplex virus (Arii et ...

New research suggests that that HSV-1, the common virus behind cold sores, could raise Alzheimer's risk—but that using an antiviral can have a mitigating effect. Here's what to know about the link.

A team identified herpes virus saimiri, which infects the T cells of squirrel monkeys, as a source of proteins that activate pathways in T cells that are needed to promote T cell survival.