Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes - U.S. News
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.
We thought herpes was untreatable. Now, that might change
2024年6月19日 · Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common infection that lasts a lifetime once people are infected. Current therapies can only suppress but not completely eliminate symptoms, which include...
Millions of people below 50 have this incurable, often ... - Fox News
2024年12月13日 · The prevalence of one uncurable STI in particular – genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 – is at a global high, according to a new study published in the BMJ Journals Sexually...
Herpes infections soar globally as new study reveals massive …
2024年12月12日 · Unveiling a global crisis: groundbreaking research highlights the immense impact of HSV infections on health, urging a shift towards vaccine innovation and prevention measures. Study: Estimated...
800 Million People Living With STIs, Researchers Say
2024年12月10日 · According to a new paper in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, 846 million people worldwide are genitally infected with the herpes simplex virus—which causes both genital and oral...
A viral gene drive could offer a new approach to fighting herpes
2024年10月10日 · 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
2024年2月14日 · July 29, 2022 — Two common viruses lie dormant in neurons -- herpes simplex virus (HSV), and varicella zoster virus (VZV). Lab models of the human brain show that activation or re-infection...
Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies
2024年5月13日 · Using mouse models of the infection, the experimental therapy eliminated 90% of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) after facial infection, also known as oral herpes, and 97% of herpes HSV-1 after genital infection.
Herpes Simplex Virus - latest research news and features - Medical Xpress
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is extremely common, affecting nearly two-thirds of the world's population, according to the World Health Organization. Since Fall 2021, an increasing number of...
Engineered HSV can trigger genetic chain reaction, rejigger HSV …
2024年10月11日 · In preclinical work recently published in Nature Communications, Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists used a genetic “chain reaction” to transform herpes simplex virus DNA during an HSV infection.