Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion.

Cold sores are triggered by factors like stress, illness, or sun exposure. Managing stress, using sunscreen on your lips, and avoiding direct contact with active sores can help minimize outbreaks.

Cold sores are painful blisters caused by an infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Learn more about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, complications, and prevention of cold sores.

The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow ...

While individual cold sore episodes will heal, there’s no way to banish the virus from your body, so you’ll always be at risk for future outbreaks, Dr. Wassef said. “HSV-1 is a chronic ...

A new study links cold sores to Alzheimer's, highlighting HSV-1's role. Women in particular could have a higher risk. Anti-herpetic drugs may reduce dementia chances.

TREATING cold sores with anti-viral medicines could slash the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 17 per cent, research suggests. Previous studies have found that the herpes simplex virus – … ...