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A 14-year-old who spent most of his life blind can now see after an enterprising Miami doctor had the world’s first topical gene therapy reformulated as eye drops.The medication was recently approved as a topical gel to be rubbed onto skin…

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists with the Rajewsky and Landthaler labs and the Organoid Platform at the…

Uncovering the KISS-tory of the smooch: Earliest recorded kiss took place in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago (and led to a huge outbreak of herpes!)Humanity's earliest kiss dates back to 4,500 years ago in the ancient Middle…

Common examples of STDs include chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, herpes, and human papillomavirus (HPV). STDs can be transmitted through vaginal, anal, or oral sexual contact, as well as direct skin-to-skin contact or sharing…

A new study on herpes infections of the eye from University of Illinois Chicago researchers helps shed light on the question of viral reinfections by identifying a key protein involved in viral reinfections that could be targeted by…

A collaboration between Ghent University in Belgium and Cleveland Clinic's Florida Research & Innovation Center (FRIC) found a new way genetics influences the body's antiviral response by studying a life-threatening disease caused by a…

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A genetically-engineered cold sore virus is the new hope to beat cancer after scientists found it could eradicate or shrink tumours in terminally ill patients.Patients were injected with the weakened form of the herpes simplex virus that…

Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology to protect against HIV and herpes transmission. The lubricating gel proved 70 percent effective in lab tests against HIV, and 80…

Alzheimer's disease can begin almost imperceptibly, often masquerading in the early months or years as forgetfulness that is common in older age. What causes the disease remains largely a mystery. But researchers at Tufts University and the…