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

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two‑thirds of the world's population and is generally ...

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 ...

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, ...

Herpes simplex virus was obtained from all lesions from which its recovery was attempted, but it could not be demonstrated in excised Gasserian-ganglion and sensory-root tissue.

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New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

This study has shown that HSV-1 is an "opportunistic interior designer" of human cells. | Genetics And Genomics ...