The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after ...

Stress is a well-known trigger for cold sores. Other triggers include fatigue, sun exposure, food sensitivities and allergies ...

"Love Island" contestant Nic Vansteenberghe is being criticized for having a cold sore on the show. But he doesn't deserve ...

When the seventh season of Love Island USA premiered, an X user had a prophecy: “The entire Love Island franchise can be brought down by a single cold sore.” Dramatic? Yes. A joke? Probably. Were they ...

Scientists in Spain and China discovered that HSV-1 begins rewriting the architecture of human genes just one hour after ...

The herpes virus that commonly causes cold sores affects how tightly coiled our DNA is and makes it shrink, all to help itself grow ...

The cold sore chatter kicked off on social media, when viewers noticed that Nic, a 24-year-old nurse, Ace, a 22-year-old dancer, and Austin, a 26-year-old MAGA-adjacent pool technician, were all ...

Understanding the differences between colds, flu, and RSV can help in identifying the illness you're dealing with, the ...

Fans are questioning health protocols on Love Island USA after some viewers noticed what appeared to be cold sores on ...

Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion. Researchers discovered that it actively reshapes the 3D structure of the ...

Needless to say, the islanders are swapping spit more than college kids in Cancun on spring break, so a cold sore outbreak wasn’t just likely—it was kind of inevitable. However, it’s not exactly an ...