There is exciting news in the field of herpes cure research this October.
A team of researches in Europe have found that a prescription drug that is being normally used to treat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) could possibly be used to also treat the disease caused by the herpes virus. The drug is known as raltegravir. It is currently being sold by the pharmaceutical firm Merck under the name of Isentress.
Small anti-herpes RNA molecules applied to the vagina protect mice against new herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections for one week.
Scientists have discovered a new way for our immune system to combat the elusive virus responsible for cold sores: Type 1 herpes simplex (HSV-1).
A new therapy being developed at the University of Florida could, in time, produce may cure herpes 2010.
Scientists currently working on the herpes virus have found that they are slowly inching towards a cure for herpes. In a study published earlier this year in the Virology Journal, MSU virologist William Halford showed that mice vaccinated with a live, genetically-modified herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) showed no signs of disease 30 days [...]
I read this today from the Science Daily: Viruses are molecular marauders, plundering cells for the resources they need to multiply. Of central importance for viruses is the ability to commandeer cellular gene expression machinery. Several human herpesviruses put the breaks on normal cellular gene expression to divert the associated enzymes and resources towards their [...]
A study by a Montana State University researcher suggests a new avenue for developing a vaccine against genital herpes and other diseases caused by herpes simplex viruses.
Intensive research has recently been completed on melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, and now we have new evidence that a form of the herpes virus, best known for causing cold sores, has shown effectiveness when treating late stage melanoma. While researchers aren’t positive as to the cause of melanoma, exposure to ultraviolet [...]
NanoViricides will be presenting a review of the current programs that the comapany is developing for anti-viral therapeutics. It currently has four drugs in development that are commercially significant. This particular set of drugs attack HIV, the flu, various diseases that may afflict the eye and, the one most relevant for us folks, the herpes [...]
Sorry I haven’t had any time to do any updates or new articles, I have been doing some travelling and I have had very little time to log on to do my updates. I promise to work on some articles soon and I’ll post them soon, probably in the next few days. I’d like to [...]
In The News: A Possible Way of Stopping the Virus In an independent, peer-reviewed and published University clinical trial, it was demonstrated that an antiviral gel reduced colony forming HSV cells from 100% to less than 1.0% in under an hour. That means an unprecedented 99.0% of the virus was destroyed in 1 hour. Read more here.
