For a long time, scientists assumed the virus that causes both chickenpox and shingles stayed dormant in the body after infection. But new evidence suggests the shingles virus may be linked to ...

For the millions of Americans who suffer from shingles each year, the threat of vision loss has long been a looming concern.

It began with a burning pain in her right eye. At first, Elisabeth Cohen thought she’d gotten something in it. But the next ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

Long-term, low-dose antiviral treatment reduces the risk for potentially vision-damaging bouts of inflammation and infection, as well as pain, which occur when shingles affects the eye, according to ...

Through experiments on mice infected with a herpes virus, scientists discovered an immune system sensor that detects viral ...

Emerging research from Stanford University and other leading institutions suggests that the shingles virus, which affects ...

Chickenpox is a contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It causes flu-like symptoms and an itchy rash.

New research is providing fresh support for the decades-old idea that viral infections can play a role in at least some ...

The innate immune response is the body's first line of defense against infection, and a successful immune defense takes a ...

Posting to the subreddit r/relationships, the 27-year-old woman claimed that her mother-in-law crossed a line after exposing the young girl to chickenpox, and as a result, she didn't want her around ...