Dry, chapped, itchy lips can be uncomfortable. Learn the most-common causes of itchy lips, plus ways to find relief.

A class of antivirals called Pin1 inhibitors could reduce or stop outbreaks of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), the common ...

The symptoms of syphilis may depend on what stage the infection is at CASES of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead to dementia if not treated are on the rise in the UK. Symptoms of ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is spreading across Delhi and Haryana, raising concerns among parents. Doctors warn that children are most vulnerable. Here are five early symptoms to watch out for—such ...

Researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have found that a newly discovered “timekeeper” for fighting infections dramatically shapes the body’s immune defenses and offers insight as ...

What’s a sociopathic narcissist to do? Poor Donald Trump: In the before times, he rightfully bragged about getting the covid vaccine up and running at “warp speed.” He hadn’t spent much time with ...

Star Trek is getting a new VR game soon, this time injecting a hefty slice of body horror into a single-player narrative, pitting you against an infection ravaging your starship. Called Star Trek: ...

POV: You finally got that cartilage piercing you’ve been thinking about. You picked out the perfect starter stud (but have big plans to level-up to a hoop when the ...

A cold sore might seem like a minor nuisance. But behind that tingling lip is one of the world’s most widespread and cunning viruses—herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1. It infects billions of ...

1 Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan, China 2 Health Management Center of Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, ...

If you’ve had a sore throat from time to time or blisters around your mouth or nose, chances are you’ve had a group A streptococcal (GAS) infection. Group A streptococcus is the bacteria that causes ...

Symptomatic infection with the virus responsible for cold sores around the mouth–herpes simplex 1, or HSV-1 for short—may have a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a large ...