Animal Study Offers Hope for a Better Herpes Treatment

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2021
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Aiming to deliver a one-two punch to the herpes virus, animal research on an experimental drug found it tackled active infections and reduced or eliminated the risk of future outbreaks.

Existing treatments, such as Zovirax, Valtrex or Famvir, are only effec...

What Causes Herpes Cold Sore Flare-Ups? New Study Offers Clues

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• February 17, 2021
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Scientists may have discovered why cold sores caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) are triggered by stress, illness and sunburn.

The finding could lead to new ways to prevent recurring cold sores and herpes-related eye disease, U.S. and British researchers say.

Are We Getting Closer to a Herpes Vaccine?

• Amy Norton
• November 16, 2020
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Scientists are reporting early success with an experimental herpes vaccine that uses a genetically modified version of the virus.

The gene edit prevents the virus from performing its normal evasive maneuver: hiding out in nervous system cells in order to elude the i...

Scientists Use Gene Therapy to Tackle Oral Herpes in Mice

• Robert Preidt
• August 31, 2020
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Gene therapy has nearly eliminated the oral herpes virus in lab animals, researchers report.

Using a gene editing technique, they achieved at least a 90% reduction in latent herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) in mice, which should be enough to prevent the infection f...

Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets

• Steven Reinberg
• April 29, 2020
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Herpes simplex virus -- the virus that causes cold sores -- is more complex than scientists had thought, a new study finds.

It had been believed that there were about 80 so-called open reading frames in the herpes gene, but there now appear to be 284, researchers re...

Could MS Have Links to the Herpes Virus?

• Robert Preidt
• December 2, 2019
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A variant of a common herpes virus may play a role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), Swedish researchers say.

They analyzed the blood of about 8,700 MS patients and a control group of more than 7,200 people without MS. They were looking for antibodies ag...

Scientists ID Clue in Effort to Contain Herpes Virus

• Robert Preidt
• November 7, 2019
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An inflammatory protein may play a part against the spread of sexually transmitted genital herpes virus in the nervous system, a new study says.

The findings could help lead to improved treatment of herpes, according to the researchers at the University of Arizona Co...

Experimental Genital Herpes Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice

• Dennis Thompson
• September 26, 2019
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An experimental vaccine against genital herpes is extremely effective in mice, offering hope of human protection against an incurable sexually transmitted disease.

The vaccine prevented transmission of the herpes simplex 2 virus to nearly all mice that received the s...

Dual Therapy Might Be Advance Against Genital Herpes, Animal Study Suggests

• Robert Preidt
• August 1, 2019
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It's only been tried so far in guinea pigs, but researchers say a combination of a vaccine and a medicated cream could greatly lower recurrence of genital herpes.

The condition is very common, affecting about one out of six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49, ac...

Gum Disease Shows Possible Links to Alzheimer's

• Dennis Thompson
• April 8, 2019
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Regular brushing and flossing can save your teeth into old age.

Could it also save your brain?

The bacteria involved in gum disease might play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.

DNA from the bacterium Porphyr...