Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus best known for causing cold sores, infects a large portion of the world's ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have figured out how the dreaded herpes virus breaks into ...

Editor's note, May 20, 2024: In September 2022, Fred Hutch News covered a preprint describing the successful application in mice of a gene-editing strategy to cure herpes. Fred Hutch Cancer Center ...

Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have found in pre-clinical studies that an experimental gene therapy for genital and oral herpes removed 90% or more of the infection and suppressed how much ...

The words “herpes” and “spread” in the same sentence don’t typically spell good news. Unless, that is, you’re talking about a busybody new virus. That virus includes designer DNA called a gene drive ...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two‑thirds of the world's population and is generally associated with oral herpes, may cause painful cold sores or fever blisters around ...

Once a person has a herpes infection, they develop antibodies. Herpes antibody tests can allow doctors to see if an individual has antibodies in their system. Herpes is a viral infection caused by the ...

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 SEATTLE — May 13, 2024 ...