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.
800 Million People Living With STIs, Researchers Say
Dec 10, 2024 · About 13% of the 🌐 population aged 15 to 49 lived with #herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection in 2016. HSV-2 is almost exclusively sexually transmitted, causing genital herpes.
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 measures. Study: Estimated...
More Evidence Bolsters the Oral Herpes and Alzheimer’s Link
1 day ago · Herpes simplex virus 1 -- the virus behind oral herpes -- appears to trigger the appearance of tau protein in the brain, researchers say. This tau might initially protect the brain from the virus ...
Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies
May 13, 2024 · 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.
Genital Herpes Affects 1 in 5 Younger Adults Worldwide - U.S. News ...
Dec 11, 2024 · About 1 in 5 people younger than 50 live with a genital herpes infection, researchers reported Dec. 10 in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. Even worse, more than 200 million people...
Herpes News - ScienceDaily
Feb 14, 2024 · 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...
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 over cellular...
Engineered HSV can trigger genetic chain reaction, rejigger HSV …
Oct 11, 2024 · 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.
Experimental gene therapy shows promise for treating herpes …
May 13, 2024 · 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...