Herpes rewires energy metabolism in human neurons, imaging study reveals

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus best known for causing cold sores, infects a large portion of the world's population and can remain dormant in nerve cells for decades. In recent years, researchers have found evidence linking HSV-1 to neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, but scientists still do not fully understand how the virus affects the brain.

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