This important study partially fills the gap in the knowledge of olfaction at the level of the Anterior Olfactory Nucleus (AON) and Piriform Cortex with functional magnetic resonance imaging, ...

Nematodes can sniff out trouble, kicking off a mitochondrial defense in the gut to fend off bacterial invaders.

Many people don’t know just how common the virus that causes cold sores is in society. Unfortunately, the news just got worse ...

Their findings reveal that HSV-1 can access the central nervous system through two main pathways: the trigeminal nerve, which ...

Mucus might be gross, but it’s really good for you. Mucus keeps the cells on our internal surfaces wet so they can do their jobs. It covers the olfactory cells in our nose and taste buds on our ...

In the course of the corona pandemic, loss of smell also occurred more frequently. An Israeli study now suggests that this ...

We already know that the virus behind cold sores, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), can also infect the brain and the ...

A team of researchers led by Duke University, the University of California San Francisco, and the Beckman Research Institute ...

Research has shown that HSV-1, the virus responsible for cold sores, can spread into specific areas of the brain and may ...