That cold sore on your lip might be painful and unsightly, but it could also be a harbinger of debilitating brain aging. The ...

Researchers from Oxford's Institute of Population Ageing and the University of Manchester, and Tufts University have found that head injuries, such as ...

Concussions and repetitive head trauma in sports like football and boxing, once accepted as an unpleasant consequence of ...

Repeated head injuries could reawaken a dormant virus in the brain, triggering the onset of Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, ...

The University of Pittsburgh researchers uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer's disease and herpes simplex virus-1 ...

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A study of human brain organoids suggested a complex relationship between herpes simplex virus 1 infection and tau, ...

New research suggests that concussions and repetitive head trauma may reactivate dormant viruses like HSV-1 in the brain, potentially triggering neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Head injuries may “wake up” dormant viruses in the brain and trigger dementia, scientists believe. It is known that ...