We usually think of chickenpox as something that only affects children. And while the virus is indeed most common amongst ...

That's what happened to eye surgeon Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, who was forced to stop operating. She tested a new way to treat ...

Shingles can be debilitating and even cause permanent vision loss. But a new treatment plan may be able to provide relief for ...

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some ...

The launch of the GSK ‘Understanding Shingles’ research findings aims to raise awareness and address the lack of knowledge ...

“If a precursor to incident dementia is neuroinflammation and stroke, if you have a stroke, it’s a strong predictor for vascular dementia,” explained Harris. “If that can be prevented in a healthy ...

Flu, herpes and respiratory tract and other serious infections are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased risk of ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment opens doors for treating shingles in the eye. Will antiviral drug valacyclovir ...

An article published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity reports the findings of a study by researchers based in ...