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 Communications
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 …
Experimental gene therapy shows promise for treating herpes …
May 13, 2024 · 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 ...
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 ...
Over 1 in 5 adults worldwide has a genital herpes infection – WHO
Dec 11, 2024 · Around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 are living with genital herpes infections – according to new estimates released today. New treatments and vaccines are needed to reduce adverse health effects of the herpes virus and control its spread. Genital herpes infections not only cause significant health impacts but also major economic costs.
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
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 ...
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.