Type 1 diabetes (also known as diabetes mellitus) is an autoimmune disease in which immune cells attack and destroy the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. The loss of insulin leads to the ...

1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Aaron Diamond Center for AIDS Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States 2 Department of Microbiology and ...

When administered before a vaginal herpes simplex virus 2 challenge, acyclovir mucus penetrating particles protected 53% of mice compared with only 16% that were administered by soluble drugs.

Most cases of oral herpes are caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), while genital herpes is commonly caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Antivirals include oral tablets that are ...

Issue 1 opponents claim the ballot measure will enshrine gerrymandering instead. Wherein lies the truth? Let us unravel this debate by starting with a common definition of gerrymandering ...

Warning: Some of the following images are of genital areas. Early Signs of Herpes Both herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) stay with you forever, once you're ...

Around 8% of people who suffer an episode of shingles will get an infection in the eye, a condition known as herpes zoster ophthalmicus, or HZO. About 1 in 10 ... [of herpes simplex virus ...

The 1:1 ratio results from the way the X and Y chromosomes are doled out in sperm and eggs. We know that boys and girls are produced in much the same frequency. But how – and why – is this 1:1 ...

A group of researchers led by Xavier Saelens and Sven Eyckerman at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology discovered how a protein linked to the human immune system wards off HIV-1 and ...

The drug is a weakened form of the cold sore virus - herpes simplex - that has been modified to kill tumours. Larger and longer studies will be needed, but experts say the injection might ...

Genital herpes is a viral infection caused by herpes simplex 1 or herpes simplex 2. It is usually transmitted through sexual contact. Symptoms include tingling, burning or itching of the genitals ...

Some persistent viruses have evolved strategies to inhibit TAP so that they may go undetected by the immune system. The herpes simplex virus for example evades immune surveillance by blocking peptide ...