Common cold sore virus may reprogram the brain's immune defenses
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered how herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus that causes cold sores, can fundamentally change how the brain's immune cells respond to infection, revealing a potentially important connection between viral infection, chronic inflammation and Alzheimer's disease.
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