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
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.
Why We Need Herpes Vaccines Now: Alarming New Data …
Dec 30, 2024 · Understanding Herpes Simplex Virus. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) exists in two types: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Both are highly infectious, incurable, and lifelong conditions. HSV-1: Commonly transmitted during childhood through mouth-to-mouth contact, HSV-1 typically causes “cold sores” around the mouth. It can, however, lead to severe neurological ...
Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies
May 13, 2024 · Fred Hutch virologists eliminated at least 90% of HSV-1 in preclinical models of oral and genital herpes and reduced viral shedding in a study published in Nature Communications
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 · Sep. 7, 2023 — Herpes is not only unpleasant but it can, in some cases, also have dangerous complications and life-threatening consequences. A research team has now …
With a herpes vaccine on the horizon, will the stigma persist? - NBC News
Moderna is developing a vaccine using mRNA technology to treat the herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two HSV virus types — HSV-1, the one I have, that affects the mouth, face and genitals,...
Herpes News | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Oct 11, 2024 · Fred Hutch virologists eliminated at least 90% of HSV-1 in preclinical models of oral and genital herpes and reduced viral shedding in a study published in Nature Communications
800 Million People Living With STIs, Researchers Say
Dec 10, 2024 · 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...
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. 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 13 in the ...