People with cold sores, or the herpes simplex virus, are twice as like to get dementia. (Getty Images) People infected with the herpes simplex virus could be at a heightened risk of developing ...

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When you get a cold sore, which is caused by a virus, there actually is a more clinical term for it. Called HSV-1, otherwise known as oral herpes, Dr. Pillai explains that herpes simplex virus type 1 ...

Infection with the virus that’s the main cause of cold sores may double a person’s risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Adding to growing evidence of a link between the two, further ...

“Shingles is a terrible, painful and debilitating condition that can lead to horrendous long-term pain,” said Dr. Aarati Didwania, a professor of medicine and medical education at Northwestern ...

People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected. A new study from Uppsala University confirms ...

PEOPLE who get cold sores could be at increased risk of developing dementia, a study suggests. Researchers found those who had the herpes simplex virus (HSV) – the main cause of the ailment – were ...

Researchers have found the vaccination not only helps prevent dementia but can also slow its progression in those already diagnosed ...

Herpes simplex virus infection appears to double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), claim Swedish researchers in two separate studies. In a nested case-control study, Hugo Lövheim, MD, ...

Older adults exposed to the herpes virus behind the common cold sore may see a doubling of their dementia risk, a new study warns. The research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, is the ...

People who are prone to cold sores may have double the risk of dementia later in life, a study has suggested. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden found that people who have been infected ...