http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Cold-Sore-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:07:02 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/Once-promising-Genital-Herpes-Vaccine-Fails-in-a-Large-Clinical-Trial-95722-1.htm A once-promising genital herpes vaccine has failed in a large clinical trial, reported researchers. Researchers found that the vaccine efficacy was only 20%.About 8,300 uninfected women, aged 18-30 years, were part of this new study. Researchers found that the experimental genital herpes shot was only mildly effective against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which commonly causes cold sores and sometimes genital herpes; and not at all effective against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), the most common cause of genital herpes....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Once-promising-Genital-Herpes-Vaccine-Fails-in-a-Large-Clinical-Trial-95722-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Linked-To-Cold-Sore-Susceptibility-Identified-92623-1.htm Investigators have identified a human chromosome containing a specific gene associated with susceptibility to herpes simplex labialis (HSL), the common cold sore. Published in the iJournal of Infectious Diseases/i and now available online, the study looks at how several genes may affect the severity of symptoms and frequency of this common infection. The findings, if confirmed, could have implications for the development of new drugs to treat outbreaks. HSL outbreaks, or cold sores, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Linked-To-Cold-Sore-Susceptibility-Identified-92623-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Effective-in-Treating-Triple-Negative-Breast-Cancer-92538-1.htm Herpes simplex virus shows promising results in treating triple-negative breast cancer, report researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The study on the viral-based therapy was reported today at the 2011 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Triple-negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of breast cancer that can account for up to 20 percent of all cases and is responsible for a disproportionate number of breast cancer deaths, according to the researchers....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Effective-in-Treating-Triple-Negative-Breast-Cancer-92538-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anti-HIV-Topical-Gel-Protects-Against-Herpes-Virus-92260-1.htm In a recent research work widely used HIV medication "tenofovir" has been formulated as a topical vaginal gel and tested in a large study of nearly 900 South African women. Surprisingly, not only did the topical gel significantly reduce HIV-1 transmission, it also caused a dramatic reduction in the risk for infection with HSV. The research is the result of an international collaboration between Belgian, Italian and American laboratories; senior authors Prof. Jan Balzarini from the Rega Institute for Medical Research in Belgium, Prof....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anti-HIV-Topical-Gel-Protects-Against-Herpes-Virus-92260-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/First-3D-Herpes-Infection-Model-Developed-87126-1.htm For the first time researchers have developed a 3D herpes infection model - raising hope for the development of effective treatments of the viral infection. Active ingredients and new treatments can be reliably tested with this new model and animal tests could soon be a thing of the past. "About 90 percent of the world's population carry it in them all their lives, once infected, and become sick again in stress situations," Anke Burger-Kentischer of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/First-3D-Herpes-Infection-Model-Developed-87126-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Reports-Indicate-Unnamed-Top-US-Celebrity-Infects-Partner-With-Herpes-85037-1.htm Media reports indicate that an unnamed top US star has been sued for 12 million pounds for knowingly infecting a sexual partner with herpes. Although not named in the legal paper that was signed in Los Angeles, the world famous celebrity is believed to have a fortune of more than 60 million pounds, reports the Sun. According to the court document, "In flaunting his power, fame and money, the defendant lured the unsuspecting plaintiff into his sprawling Las Vegas penthouse for an evening of prolonged sex and illicit drug use....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Reports-Indicate-Unnamed-Top-US-Celebrity-Infects-Partner-With-Herpes-85037-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-in-Africa-More-Virulent-Than-in-US-83689-1.htm Strains of genital herpes in Africa are far more virulent than those in the United States, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School report. The researchers arrived at this finding by testing mouse model strains of the disease against vaccine candidates. All vaccines were far more efficacious in abating the U.S. strain. The researchers say identification of the properties of the African viruses would open the door to developing a more potent vaccine against an infection now rampant in sub-Saharan Africa....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-in-Africa-More-Virulent-Than-in-US-83689-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Can-Spread-Without-Symptoms-Study-83567-1.htm People with genital herpes can transmit the disease even if they don't have symptoms, according to a research. The study further warns of high risk of transmission from such people with unrecognized infections of herpes simplex 2 suggesting routine tests to curb the infection. The study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association followed about 500 people between March 1992 and April 2008. The subjects took daily swabs of their genital secretions for 30 to 60 days. In ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Can-Spread-Without-Symptoms-Study-83567-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/40-Percent-of-Genital-Herpes-Sufferers-Are-Aware-of-Their-Disorder-83541-1.htm Just four out of ten patients with genital herpes actually knew that they had the disorder, according to a study. The study, from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, found a third of patients who attended sexual health clinics in Gothenburg did not realise that they had been infected. Matilda Berntsson, a specialist in skin and sexually transmitted infections at the Frolunda Specialist Hospital's skin clinic and researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy conducted the study. In her thesis ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/40-Percent-of-Genital-Herpes-Sufferers-Are-Aware-of-Their-Disorder-83541-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Links-Herpes-Virus-to-Alzheimers-Disease-83242-1.htm A new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections growing inside cells has been developed by laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI). HSV1, the cause of the common cold sore, persists in a latent form inside nerve cells. Re-activation and growth of HSV1 infections contribute to cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease. "Herpes infects mucous membranes, such as the lip or eye, and generates viral ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Links-Herpes-Virus-to-Alzheimers-Disease-83242-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Visualize-Herpes-Virus-Tactical-Maneuver-79212-1.htm For the first time, researchers have developed a 3D picture of a herpes virus protein interacting with a key part of the human cellular machinery, enhancing our understanding of how it hijacks human cells to spread infection and opening up new possibilities for stepping in to prevent or treat infection. This discovery uncovers one of the many tactical manoeuvres employed by the virus. The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-funded team, led by The University of Manchester, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Visualize-Herpes-Virus-Tactical-Maneuver-79212-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Vaccine-for-Women-Proved-Ineffective-in-Trial-74767-1.htm An experimental vaccine intended to protect women against genital herpes disease proved ineffective in a recent study. A total of 8,323 women aged 18-30 years participated in the trial at 50 sites in the United States and Canada. At the time of their enrollment, the study participants were free of the two types of herpes simplex viruses (HSV), HSV-1 and HSV-2. Participants in the Herpevac trial were randomly divided into two groups. One group received the candidate vaccine, containing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Vaccine-for-Women-Proved-Ineffective-in-Trial-74767-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Drug-Could-Also-Help-Prevent-Herpes-Virus-74483-1.htm A drug approved in 2007 for the treatment of AIDS- raltegravir or Isentress-could also play a role in preventing the herpes virus, found a new study. Sold by Merck, the drug cancels the function of an essential protein for the replication of one kind of herpes virus, said scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona). Headed by the coordinator of the Structural and Computational Biology Programme, Miquel Coll, the study is the first step towards the development of a drug against the entire herpesvirus family....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Drug-Could-Also-Help-Prevent-Herpes-Virus-74483-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Head-and-Neck-Cancer-can-be-Treated-by-Herpes-Virus-72194-1.htm Genetically engineered herpes virus can help successfully cure patients with head and neck cancer, doctors have found. A London hospital trial of 17 patients has shown that use of the virus along with chemotherapy and radiotherapy helped kill the tumours in most patients. Study leader Dr Kevin Harrington, of Institute of Cancer Research in London, said current treatments were effective if the cancer was diagnosed early. The herpes virus is genetically modified in such a way that it grows ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Head-and-Neck-Cancer-can-be-Treated-by-Herpes-Virus-72194-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Protein-Structure-Discovered-by-Scientists-71952-1.htm Researchers at Tufts University and the University of Pennsylvania have discovered the rather different structure of an important member of the protein complex which enables the herpes virus to attack cells. The new map details an essential piece of the herpes virus "cell-entry machinery," providing scientists with a new target for antiviral drugs. The study appears online in the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. The scientists used X-ray crystallography along with cell ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Protein-Structure-Discovered-by-Scientists-71952-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cell-Entry-Mechanism-Of-Herpes-Virus-Mapped-70961-1.htm US scientists are reporting a major breakthrough in the treatment of herpes with the mapping of its "cell entry mechanism." The mechanism has thus far remained a mystery to scientists seeking to thwart this family of viruses. New research funded by the National Institutes of Health and published online in advance of print in INature Structural (and) Molecular Biology/Ireveals the unusual structure of the protein complex that allows a herpes virus to invade cells. The breakthrough gives scientists a new target for antiviral drugs....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cell-Entry-Mechanism-Of-Herpes-Virus-Mapped-70961-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Schizophrenia-Symptoms-Linked-to-Cold-Sore-Virus-69492-1.htm Research led by Johns Hopkins scientists has found that cold sore virus could lead to cognitive symptoms characteristic to schizophrenia patients. Dr. David J. Schretlen and colleagues found that exposure to cold sore virus may be partially responsible for shrinking regions of the brain and the loss of concentration skills, memory, coordinated movement and dexterity widely seen in patients with schizophrenia. "We're finding that some portion of cognitive impairment usually ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Schizophrenia-Symptoms-Linked-to-Cold-Sore-Virus-69492-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Vaccine-for-Genital-Herpes-Shows-Promise-66302-1.htm Worried that your partner has genital herpes? Well, a new approach to a herpes vaccine might rid you of any such troubles. The vaccine fights the herpes simplex 2 virus (HSV2), which coexists with the humans it infects for long periods, only rarely causing bouts of sores, reports New Scientist. The vaccine achieves this feat by suppressing its host's immune system, and this has meant attempts to use the virus itself as a vaccine have failed. Now researchers at BioVex in Woburn, Massachusetts, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Vaccine-for-Genital-Herpes-Shows-Promise-66302-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Drug-Slows-HIV-Progression-65050-1.htm A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, doctors report on Monday. Most people infected with HIV are also coincidentally infected with type 2 herpes simplex virus, or HSV2. Previous lab research has shown that using an anti-HSV2 drug called aciclovir reduces the amount of AIDS virus in the blood. What was unknown, though, was whether this also had an impact on the spread of HIV in the body. The answer, according to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Drug-Slows-HIV-Progression-65050-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Treatment-for-Genital-Herpes-Infection-on-the-Anvil-64148-1.htm A novel discovery that may help develop comprehensive treatment for infection by genital herpes virus has been made by scientists from University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle. Genital herpes is caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. In the new study, researchers found that the virus can frequently reactivate throughout the genital tract, an ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Treatment-for-Genital-Herpes-Infection-on-the-Anvil-64148-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Herpes-Drug-Fails-to-Reduce-HIV-Risk-63918-1.htm A widely used treatment for the herpes virus does not cut the risk of transmission of HIV-AIDS, according to a medical study published Wednesday after a five-year trial. The study showed that people who had both HIV and the virus responsible for the most common form of herpes, HSV-2, did not cut the chance of passing it on by taking twice-daily doses of acyclovir. The research published in the New England Journal of Medicine online looked at more than 3,400 African couples -- one of each who had HIV and one of whom did not....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Finds-Herpes-Drug-Fails-to-Reduce-HIV-Risk-63918-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleeping-Beauty-Molecule-and-Herpes-Virus-Marry-to-Fight-Brain-Diseases-63457-1.htm A gene therapy by bringing together herpes virus and a molecule, by scientists from University of Rochester Medical Centre, has been developed which will help fight diseases of the brain and nervous system. With the new technique, they dramatically increased the size of the "genetic payload" they can deliver to brain cells compared to some conventional techniques, nearly tripling the amount of genetic material by some measures. It aims to manipulate genes to correct for molecular flaws that cause disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sleeping-Beauty-Molecule-and-Herpes-Virus-Marry-to-Fight-Brain-Diseases-63457-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Why-Even-Treated-Genital-Herpes-Sores-Boost-the-Risk-of-HIV-Infection-55852-1.htm American scientists may have found the reason why an infection that causes genital herpes increases a person's risk of developing HIV infection despite successful treatment of genital skin sores. In their study paper, the researchers say that they have uncovered details of an immune-cell environment conducive to HIV infection that persists at the location of HSV-2 genital skin lesions long after they have been treated with oral doses of the drug acyclovir and have healed, and the skin appears normal....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Why-Even-Treated-Genital-Herpes-Sores-Boost-the-Risk-of-HIV-Infection-55852-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-Of-Herpes-Simplex-Virus-2-Falls-With-Consistent-Condom-Use-54727-1.htm A study has deemed that condoms use is associated with moderate protection against herpes simplex virus 2. Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) typically causes genital herpes, a chronic, life-long, viral infection. Although studies indicate that consistent condom use reduces the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, the effectiveness of preventing the transmission of HSV-2 through condom use is less certain. For the study, Emily T. Martin, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-Of-Herpes-Simplex-Virus-2-Falls-With-Consistent-Condom-Use-54727-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Infection-and-Corneal-Transplants-54027-1.htm Two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions appear in the July issue of IOphthalmology/I, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) incidence and visual field loss in patients with normal-tension glaucoma; the other correlates inflammation biomarkers with corneal transplant rejection in herpes simplex patients. BSilent Cerebral Infarcts: Risk Factor for Visual Field Loss as Well as for ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Infection-and-Corneal-Transplants-54027-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/HIV-Transmission-Not-Helped-By-Herpes-Drug-51134-1.htm The widely drug for herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) is ineffective in cutting risk of HIV transmission, an international clinical trial has shown. The trial subjects were people infected with both HIV and HSV-2. The drug tested in the multi-centre trial was acyclovir, which is the most common cause of genital herpes. While five preliminary studies had shown that the amount of HIV in the blood and genital tract could be reduced through treatment to suppress HSV-2, they did not measure whether ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/HIV-Transmission-Not-Helped-By-Herpes-Drug-51134-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Unravels-Reason-Behind-Herpes-Simplex-Virus-Recurrence-49244-1.htm Research in IPLoS Pathogens/I appears to solve a long standing medical mystery by identifying a viral protein, VP16, as the molecular key that prompts herpes simplex virus (HSV) to exit latency and cause recurrent disease. Led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, the landmark study points to a molecular target for designing improved HSV vaccines and treatments. It also could direct refined engineering of HSV ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Unravels-Reason-Behind-Herpes-Simplex-Virus-Recurrence-49244-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/External-Treatment-Can-Help-Prevent-Genital-Herpes-Infection-46635-1.htm A new external vaginal treatment works to protect against genital herpes infection for as long as a week, a new study has found. The topical microbicide works by "silencing" two genes, and was shown effective in mice, the study released Wednesday by Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Harvard Medical School found. The treatment backed by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. protected mice from simplex 2, which causes genital herpes, according to Dr Deborah Palliser of Harvard ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/External-Treatment-Can-Help-Prevent-Genital-Herpes-Infection-46635-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Cold-Sore-Virus-and-Alzheimers-44971-1.htm The cold sore virus, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1), could also be one reason for the development of Alzheimer's disease among the senior lot, scientists from the University of Manchester found. During their research, scientists spotted the DNA of the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) in protein plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's victims. Professor Ruth Itzhaki, who led the research, said: "We suggest that HSV1 enters the brain in the elderly as their immune systems decline." The virus could ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Cold-Sore-Virus-and-Alzheimers-44971-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Grappling-may-Leave-Sumo-Wrestlers-Infected-by-Herpes-Skin-Virus-42400-1.htm Call it part of the job or what you will! Because Japan's well-known sumo wrestlers, scientists say, are more vulnerable to a more virulent strain of the herpes skin virus. They contract the virus while grappling their opponents during a wrestling match. The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is notorious among the general public for causing unsightly cold sores and sore throats. The symptoms recur because the pathogen can hide in nerve cells for a long time and then leap out. But a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Grappling-may-Leave-Sumo-Wrestlers-Infected-by-Herpes-Skin-Virus-42400-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Herpes-Drug-may-Help-Control-HIV-in-Patients-41899-1.htm Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), McGill University and other institutions have revealed that a simple antiviral drug developed decades ago suppresses HIV in patients who are also infected with herpes. Dr. Matthias Gotte, Associate Professor in Biochemical Virology at McGill's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, said that HIV/herpes co-infection rates are very high and carry significant health burdens for those patients who are already coping with HIV. "In ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Herpes-Drug-may-Help-Control-HIV-in-Patients-41899-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Uncover-How-Herpes-Virus-Passes-from-Parents-to-Kids-41407-1.htm Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) is passed from parents to their kids because it is integrated into their chromosomes, a new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center say that this is the first time a virus has been shown to become part of the human DNA and then get passed to subsequent generations. This unique mode of congenital infection may be occurring in as many as 1 of every 116 newborns, and the long-term consequences for a child's development and immune system are unknown....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Uncover-How-Herpes-Virus-Passes-from-Parents-to-Kids-41407-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Linked-With-Widespread-Neuropathic-Pain-39656-1.htm Reactivation of genital herpes is linked in some cases with the emergence of widespread neuropathic pain, according to a Finnish study reported in The Journal of Pain. In the clinic at the University of Helsinki, 17 patients were examined who presented widespread chronic pain with no visible lesions in brain magnetic imaging. Because the majority had herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, the researchers studied a possible association between herpes and neuropathic pain. They hypothesized that in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Linked-With-Widespread-Neuropathic-Pain-39656-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Achilles-Heel-Found-38848-1.htm It is possible to bring herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) out of its hiding place inside the body and render it vulnerable to drugs, a virologist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has revealed. Bryan Cullen said that his team had found clues to how a gene called LAT, switched on by the herpes virus, works. Describing HSV-1 as a docile beast, the researcher pointed out that it could snooze inside a person's neurons, secluded from drugs and the immune system. He said that scientists ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Achilles-Heel-Found-38848-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Could-Lead-to-HIV-but-Treating-Herpes-Doesnt-Reduce-HIV-Risk-38381-1.htm Genital herpes could lead to HIV, but treating herpes doesn't reduce HIV risk, a new study says. More than 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with genital herpes each year, and the largest increase is occurring in young teens. Genital herpes is an STD (sexually transmitted disease) caused mostlyby HSV-2. It is a contagious viral infection affecting primarily the genitals of men and women. Genital herpes is characterized by recurrent clusters of vesicles and lesions at the genital areas or below the waist....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genital-Herpes-Could-Lead-to-HIV-but-Treating-Herpes-Doesnt-Reduce-HIV-Risk-38381-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/A-Quarter-of-New-Yorkers-Suffer-from-Genital-Herpes-37842-1.htm One in four adults living in New York City has the virus that causes genital herpes, and among African-Americans the rate is almost 50 percent, official statistics show. The sexually transmitted herpes simplex virus Type 2 is more prevalent in New York City, at 26 percent, than nationally, where 19 percent of adults, roughly one in five, are infected. Far more women than men have the virus, 36 percent compared to 19, in the city mythologized in the television-turned-movie megahit "Sex in the City....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/A-Quarter-of-New-Yorkers-Suffer-from-Genital-Herpes-37842-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Difficult-Cancers-Contained-by-Herpes-Virus-Chemotherapy-Combination-35832-1.htm A study performed on mice has revealed that combining a chemotherapy drug with a herpes virus genetically modified to express a drug-enhancing enzyme, could reduce the size of highly malignant human sarcoma effectively and safely. According to the researchers, the new finding may add to the growing arsenal of so called oncolytic viruses under development as novel cancer treatments, especially for difficult, inoperable tumours. "Our study shows the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide (CPA) ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Difficult-Cancers-Contained-by-Herpes-Virus-Chemotherapy-Combination-35832-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Likely-to-Trigger-Hypertension-During-Pregnancy-Pre-term-Birth-33151-1.htm A new study at Adelaide's Women's (and) Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia has found that herpes virus may be linked to high blood pressure during pregnancy and pre-term birth. The study conducted over a 10-year period, collected the blood samples from 1326 newborn babies and discovered the presence of viral nucleic acid. More than 400 of these babies were diagnosed with cerebral palsy. "This is an exciting finding and further studies are now required to look at the link ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Herpes-Virus-Likely-to-Trigger-Hypertension-During-Pregnancy-Pre-term-Birth-33151-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Have-Identified-Genetic-Link-to-Human-Herpes-Virus-32402-1.htm Researchers at the University of Utah have found that people prone to herpes simplex virus (HSV) outbreaks are most likely to inherit the susceptibility through their genes. The team has identified a region on the long arm of human chromosome 21 with high odds-at least 1,000-to-1-of being linked to cold sore susceptibility. They further say they have located six specific genes in that chromosomal region that are aspiring for making people prone to outbreaks of cold sores (also called "fever blisters")....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Have-Identified-Genetic-Link-to-Human-Herpes-Virus-32402-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Doctors-and-Patients-Poorly-Informed-About-Herpes-29705-1.htm Family doctors and patients with herpes are poorly informed about the viral infection, indicate the results of an online survey, published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. And there seem to be diverging opinions about how the infection is perceived and treated, the responses suggest. Survey participants included 400 Canadian patients who had been diagnosed with herpes infection and 200 family doctors. The average age at diagnosis was 31, and the average ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Doctors-and-Patients-Poorly-Informed-About-Herpes-29705-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Suppressing-Herpes-Virus-may-Reduce-Infectiousness-of-HIV-29436-1.htm A new study has revealed that suppressing Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (HSV-2), in men co-infected with (HSV-2) and HIV, decreases the infectiousness of HIV. This happens because HSV decreases the levels of HIV in the blood and rectal secretions, which makes transmission of the virus less likely. Most people infected with HIV are also infected with HSV-2, the major cause of genital herpes. Previous studies demonstrated that the risk of passing HIV to a sexual partner is greater when the HIV-infected ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Suppressing-Herpes-Virus-may-Reduce-Infectiousness-of-HIV-29436-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Alzheimer-Protein-Level-Associated-With-Herpes-Simplex-Infection-28828-1.htm Manchester University researchers have found that the level a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease rises when the brain is infected with the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1). In a study, the researchers infected cultures of human brain cells with the virus and found a "dramatic" increase in levels of the beta amyloid protein, the building blocks of deposits, or plaques, which form in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. The also observed a similar increase in the brains of mice infected with HSV-1....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Alzheimer-Protein-Level-Associated-With-Herpes-Simplex-Infection-28828-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sex-Gel-on-Condoms-to-Block-HIV-and-Herpes-28088-1.htm A gel to block HIV and herpes infections, that is a new strategy to beat the emerging epidemic of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). Yes, an experimental lubricant developed by Australian researchers will now be coated on condoms under an agreement signed between Melbourne-based Starpharma and the owner of condom company Durex. The vaginal microbicide, called VivaGel, has been found to prevent HIV and genital herpes in animal and human studies presented at the International AIDS Society conference in Sydney in July....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sex-Gel-on-Condoms-to-Block-HIV-and-Herpes-28088-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Modified-Herpes-Virus-Keeps-Arteries-Free-flowing-Following-Procedures-23592-1.htm A genetically engineered herpes simplex virus, primarily known for causing cold sores, may help keep arteries "free-flowing" in the weeks following angioplasty or stent placement for patients, according to research published early in the online edition of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America). Christopher Skelly, MD, assistant professor of vascular surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and the study's lead author says, "One of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Modified-Herpes-Virus-Keeps-Arteries-Free-flowing-Following-Procedures-23592-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Kelly-Clarkson-Fears-Kissing-Will-Cause-Her-Mouth-Herpes-23476-1.htm 'American idol' winner Kelly Clarkson has admitted that she fears that an innocent kiss will result in mouth herpes. The Grammy award winner said that she has major trust issues, and that she doesn't just make out with people for the sake of it, for it is a waste of her time and kisses. Clarkson added that she is also scared of ending up having 'mouth herpes'. "I have major trust issues. I just don't make out with people. That's a waste of my kisses and time. And it's so personal....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Kelly-Clarkson-Fears-Kissing-Will-Cause-Her-Mouth-Herpes-23476-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Human-Vaccine-for-Herpes-Virus-on-the-Anvil-22567-1.htm Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have patented a strategy for developing a human vaccine to prevent against Human Cytomegalovirus (hCMV) infection and disease. CMV, a type of herpes virus, is the leading viral cause of birth defects and a serious problem in patients with compromised immune systems. The body's natural immunity doesn't protect against infection by the virus, estimated to be present in 50 to 75 percent of all adults....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Human-Vaccine-for-Herpes-Virus-on-the-Anvil-22567-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18590 United States: Anti-herpes treatment to patients suffering genital herpes and AIDS was observed to be causing a setback to the relationship between the microbes that trigger herpes attacks, causing a decline in the viral loads in patients. Basis the findings of a study, the women taking anti-viral drug, valacycovir, showed that the risk of a heroes infection was down by more than half; further, despite not targeting the HIV virus, the treatment also caused a decline in HIV infections by 50%....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18590 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17215 Scientists have now uncovered graphic evidence that suggests a link between a particular gene named ApoE-4 with the occurrence of herpes simplex infection. The journal, Neurobiology of Aging, published the results of the research. In older individuals, the same gene is implicated in causing Alzheimer's disease. This research now is of much interest to the scientific world. It raises the possibility that occurrence of herpes infection earlier in one's life time could increase the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease later....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17215 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17103 Doylestown - Quigley Pharma Inc. conducted animal studies to test its treatment against Herpes Keratitis, when the herpes simplex virus attacks the eye. The test results revealed that the treatment did not prove successful when tested on animals. Quigley explained that tests conducted to gauge the efficacy of QR-435 in quelling the virus showed that the treatment did not linger in the eye for the period required to kill the virus. But during many other studies, the virus was annihilated with the said treatment....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17103 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14613 Herpes virus has an unusual strategy for infecting cornea cells that may also explain how it evades the immune system, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. The study appears in the Sept. 25 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. Both strains of the herpes virus -- HSV-1, the strain that causes cold sores on the mouth, and HSV-2, genital herpes -- can infect the cornea, the clear, domed surface that forms the eye's outermost layer....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=14613