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 ...

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

A virus once known for causing cold sores could potentially give cancer patients a fighting chance. Read Joe Biden doctor's ...

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

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, ...

Scientists in Spain and China discovered that HSV-1 begins rewriting the architecture of human genes just one hour after ...

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

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