A new treatment for advanced melanoma is showing promising results for people whose tumors have stopped responding to ...

The combination of RPI, a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus type 1, and Opdivo shrank both injected and non-injected tumors by 30%.

Scientists have hijacked the herpes virus and turned it into a cancer-busting ally. A decade after the United States Food and ...

One-in-six patients treated with the modified virus as part of a clinical trial saw their tumors disappear completely.

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

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 ...

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

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, ...

Genital herpes sores may look similar to pimples, but they require different treatment. Here’s how to differentiate between them, what you can do, and more.

Eczema herpeticum (also known as HSV-associated Kaposi varicelliform eruption) is a severe form of disseminated cutaneous HSV infection, which occurs primarily in individuals with atopic ...

The virus that commonly causes cold sores starts reshaping our genome within an hour of infection to boost its own growth, which scientists could take advantage of to treat severe cases.