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 ...

Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD In some ways, the features of a cold sore vs. a pimple on the lip line are very ...

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 ...