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Common cold sore virus may reprogram the brain's immune defenses - Medical Xpress

Published by Medical Xpress 19 October 2026 at 17:40
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Common cold sore virus may reprogram the brain's immune defenses - Medical Xpress
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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 connect…

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