CRISPR and Herpes: The Cutting-Edge Gene Editing Approach to a Herpes Cure
Herpes simplex virus (HSV), which causes oral and genital herpes, remains a lifelong infection with no current cure. Traditional antiviral medications manage...
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Herpes and Alzheimer's: What the Research Shows After the VALAD Trial
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the virus behind most cold sores, has been linked to Alzheimer's disease for more than 30 years. Large health-record...
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Herpes Vaccine Candidates in 2025: Progress and Prospects
Editorial note: This article was written in 2025 and covers HSV vaccine candidates as they stood at that time. Since then, Moderna has stopped mRNA-1608...
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Will There Be A Cure For Herpes in 2025?
Editorial note: This article covers herpes cure research as it stood in 2025. For the current picture, including Moderna's exit from herpes vaccines and the...
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Gene Editing Therapy Clears Most Latent Herpes in Mice
In a remarkable development that could change the lives of millions affected by herpes, researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have made a...
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WSU Secures $1.2 Million Grant for Groundbreaking HSV Research
January 2024 - A research team at Washington State University (WSU) received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study...
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