Labroots

Herpes Serology: HSV-1 and HSV-2 Type-Specific Diagnosis from the Public Health Perspective

Serology testing continues to be an indispensable tool for the management of several disease states, especially for the qualitative determination IgG antibodies to Herpes simplex virus Type 1 (HSV-1) ...
JSTOR Daily

IgG Subtype Is Correlated with Efficiency of Passive Protection and Effector Function of Anti-Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D Monoclonal Antibodies

IgG subclasses differ in their effector functions in a variety of in vitro assays. To assess the effect of antibody subclass differences on in vivo protective efficacy against herpes simplex virus ...
New Atlas

Dementia risk doubled by common herpes virus, study finds

Infection with the virus that’s the main cause of cold sores may double a person’s risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. Adding to growing evidence of a link between the two, further ...
ALZFORUM

Can an Antibody Allele Boost Your Alzheimer’s Risk By Giving Herpes an Edge?

The idea that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) stokes the fires of Alzheimer’s disease has gained traction in recent years. If true, how would such a common infection trigger neurodegenerative ...
Business Wire

Theranos Receives CLIA Waiver, Paving the Way for Greater Accessibility of Health Information at the Time and Place It Matters

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Theranos, Inc. (Theranos) today announced that its test and Theranos test system for the herpes simplex 1 virus IgG (HSV-1), which was cleared by the U.S. Food and ...