A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia risk.

Repeated head injuries suffered by sports players and military personnel — a known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease — may ...

A new study has uncovered a surprising link between Alzheimer’s disease and Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (HSV-1). Researchers found ...

There is a potential link between Alzheimer's disease and the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which is a common cause for ...

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may reactivate latent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in the brain and contribute to neurodegeneration and development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD ...

A recent study by Tufts and Oxford universities reveals that head trauma can activate dormant herpes viruses in the brain, causing inflammation and ac ...

Research reveals how herpes simplex virus-1 may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, offering new insights into the disease’s ...

Recent studies implicate the immune system and a herpes virus as potential contributors to development of disease ...

The oral herpes virus appears to be linked with Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that the common infection might play a role ...

But "there are other things besides infection that cause inflammation ... be beneficial," Stokin said, assuming herpes truly is a missing link between brain injury and dementia.