We thought herpes was untreatable. Now, that might change
Jun 19, 2024 · An estimated 491 million people aged 15-49 (13%) worldwide have HSV-2, which causes genital herpes. Herpes can create other harms to people’s health.
Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes - U.S. News
May 15, 2024 · The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes infection in lab mice, and it also suppressed how much virus an infected animal shed, according to results published May …
Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies
Published May 13 in Nature Communications, Jerome and his Fred Hutch team report an encouraging step toward a gene therapy for herpes. The experimental gene therapy involves …
Herpes infections soar globally as new study reveals massive …
Dec 12, 2024 · Unveiling a global crisis: groundbreaking research highlights the immense impact of HSV infections on health, urging a shift towards vaccine innovation and prevention …
A viral gene drive could offer a new approach to fighting herpes
Oct 10, 2024 · A new gene drive can copy and paste itself into the genomes of herpes simplex viruses in mice. The end goal is a version that disables the virus in humans.
Herpes News -- ScienceDaily
Feb 14, 2024 · Read the latest research on the herpes virus, including new treatment options.
New Treatments in the Pipeline for Genital Herpes - WebMD
Sep 26, 2024 · Researchers are hard at work on new treatments to fight genital herpes, otherwise known as herpes simplex virus 2. Microbicides are one option scientists are exploring in the …
New Herpes Study Reveals 'Significant' Information - Newsweek
May 14, 2024 · Scientists have figured out how the dreaded herpes virus breaks into our cells. Herpes simplex virus type 1—the major cause of oral herpes —enters the nerve cells by taking …
Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes - HealthDay
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report.
Herpes virus - Latest research and news - Nature
4 days ago · There are 8 herpesvirus types currently known to infect humans, including Herpes simplex viruses, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated …