If you have ever experienced a cold sore, you may be one of the estimated 3.8 billion people worldwide (64%) who are infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Though the majority of people ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)‑induced enteritis and colitis ordinarily occur in immunosuppressed patients — those whose immune systems cannot mount a normal response to environmental antigens and ...

Inhibiting the herpes simplex virus type 1 viral enzyme uracil-DNA glycosylase reactivates the natural defense protein apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-1 (APOBEC1) in the ...

Infections caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can lead to HSV-1 encephalitis-a rare but deadly condition that inflames the brain. Despite decades of research, treatment options for this ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

The rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to pose threats. The prevalence of one uncurable STI in particular – genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 – is at a global high, ...

Infection with HSV can cause oral or genital warts, but it can also be fully asymptomatic. There are two types of HSV: herpes type 1 (HSV-1), mainly spread through oral contact herpes type 2 (HSV-2), ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Excision BioTherapeutics, Inc. (“Excision”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based therapies to cure serious ...

Dr. Prince will provide an overview of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), including the distinctions between HSV-1 and HSV-2, their anatomical sites of infection, and the mechanisms underlying viral ...

Around 1 in 5 of the world’s under 50s—846 million people—are living with genital herpes infection, suggest the latest global estimates, published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections ...