Both HSV types 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2) are transmitted across epithelial mucosal cells as well as through skin interruptions, and migrate to nerve tissues, where they persist in a latent stage.

According to data from Cancer Research, 1 in 142 females in the UK will receive a cervical cancer diagnosis in their lifetime ...

The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs ...

Cervical screening tests save thousands of lives each year in the UK, but many women do not take up invitations for screenings A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently "costing ...

and a central projection to the trigeminal nucleus caudalis and its cervical extension, the trigeminocervical complex (TCC). The development of the anti-migraine therapeutics, triptans-5-HT 1B/1D ...

The cervical os is a narrow opening at each end of the cervix (which connects the vagina with the main body of the uterus via the endocervical canal). The cervix is about an inch long but can vary in ...

Cervical cancer symptoms are often absent in the early stages and may only become apparent when the disease is more advanced. Abnormal vaginal bleeding is the most common symptom overall, often ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...