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.
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 …
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 …
Herpes infections soar globally as new study reveals massive …
Dec 12, 2024 · Global estimates of HSV-1 and HSV-2 reveal a staggering disease burden, with 42.4 million new genital herpes cases and 8.8 billion GUD person-days in 2020, underscoring …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …