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

Modified Herpes Virus as a Weapon Against Skin Cancer? A new study suggests it might work—even for metastases deep within the ...

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.

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

The Epstein-Barr virus is one of the most common and persistent human viruses in the world, according to the CDC.

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, ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

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

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

New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and La Jolla Institute for Immunology, published today in ...

If you’ve been exposed to the herpes virus, it can take anywhere from 2 to 10 days for symptoms to appear and for the virus to be detected on a test. Learn more.