A cancer-killing virus could soon be approved for use after shrinking tumours in a third of people with late-stage melanoma ...

A genetically modified herpes simplex virus, called RP1, has now been shown to destroy advanced melanoma tumors, even when ...

This combination therapy could offer new hope, especially for patients with advanced melanoma where conventional ...

Scientists are developing all sorts of potential new treatments to tackle the most difficult cancer cases—including some that ...

One-in-six patients treated with the modified virus as part of a clinical trial saw their tumors disappear completely.

University of Southern California researchers have found a way to rebrand this oft-embarrassing sore subject by genetically modifying HSV-1 and administering it to patients with treatment-resistant, ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) recently caused a 2-month-old girl in Pennsylvania to suffer severe hearing loss after it was passed to ...

Herpes's Achilles heel In a first, scientists use gene-editing to disrupt both latent and active herpes virus in human cells Date: December 12, 2019 ...

The cold sore-causing Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) hijacks human cells and reconfigures its DNA within just an hour after infection, according to a new study that may help tackle the pathogen.

Over 800 million people have genital herpes — and in many cases the virus can flare up over a person's lifetime, causing painful symptoms. So why doesn't the world pay more attention?