Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes - U.S. News
WEBWEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report.
With a herpes vaccine on the horizon, will the stigma persist? - NBC News
WEBModerna 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...
Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies
WEBMay 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.
Herpes simplex virus - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBHerpes simplex virus fact sheet with key facts and information on type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2): signs and symptoms, transmission, challenges, treatment, global impact and WHO response.
Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes - HealthDay
WEBMay 15, 2024 · A gene therapy could one day cure people of oral and genital herpes. Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in lab studies. Fred Hutch virologists eliminated at least 90% of HSV-1 in preclinical models of oral and genital herpes.
A cure for herpes? There is progress to report - Fred Hutch
WEBAug 18, 2020 · UPDATE: Oct 13, 2023 - In recognition of National Herpes Awareness Day, Fred Hutch virologist Dr. Keith Jerome shares a special message about the research he and others are conducting to find a cure for herpes simplex virus infections.
Researchers refine experimental gene therapy for herpes
WEBSep 26, 2022 · Two years after scientists showed that an experimental gene therapy for herpes can knock out most latent infection in mice, new tests reveal that it also suppresses the amount of transmissible virus shed by the treated animals.
NIH Releases Strategic Plan for Research on Herpes Simplex Virus …
WEBSep 19, 2023 · In response to the persistent health challenges of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2, today the National Institutes of Health released the Strategic Plan for Herpes Simplex Virus Research PDF.
How the Immune System Fights to Keep Herpes at Bay
WEBDec 14, 2023 · At a glance: In a study of lab-engineered cells, Harvard Med researchers identify how the immune system neutralizes the herpesvirus. The research maps, for the first time, the maneuvers used by virus and host in the cell nucleus, a poorly understood terrain of host-pathogen interaction.
Topical herpesvirus gene therapy enters final lap - Nature
WEBJun 15, 2022 · Cormac Sheridan. Nature Biotechnology 40, 809–811 (2022) Cite this article. 3483 Accesses. 2 Citations. 25 Altmetric. Metrics. The first herpesvirus replacement gene therapy for epidermolysis...