Lysine's precise role in the ... of lesions in patients with recurrent herpes labialis. At the screening visit, patients were randomized to receive L-lysine monohydrochloride or placebo.

Herpes has long been known to lie dormant in the body, waiting for the right moment to strike. But new research has revealed ...

Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body.

Lysine's efficacy for herpes labialis may lie more in prevention than treatment. Studies do not support the use of lysine for decreasing the severity or duration of outbreaks. Most patients ...