Herpes Cure Research Archives - Herpes Cure Advocacy https://herpescureadvocacy.com/category/herpes-cure/ Advocating for a cure for Herpes Simplex Virus. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:47:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/herpescureadvocacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cropped-Group2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Herpes Cure Research Archives - Herpes Cure Advocacy https://herpescureadvocacy.com/category/herpes-cure/ 32 32 192081098 From Discovery to Cure: Understanding the Complex Path of Antiherpetic Drug Development https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2026/01/06/from-discovery-to-cure-understanding-the-complex-path-of-antiherpetic-drug-development/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2026/01/06/from-discovery-to-cure-understanding-the-complex-path-of-antiherpetic-drug-development/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:13:15 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2026/01/06/from-discovery-to-cure-understanding-the-complex-path-of-antiherpetic-drug-development/ We often hear headlines about breakthrough discoveries and promising new therapies for herpes — only to hear nothing more about them months or even years later. Why do so manyContinueContinue reading "From Discovery to Cure: Understanding the Complex Path of Antiherpetic Drug Development"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2026/01/06/from-discovery-to-cure-understanding-the-complex-path-of-antiherpetic-drug-development/feed/ 0 6655 🚨 Big News in Herpes Research: Promising Phase 1b Results from Assembly Biosciences 🚨 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/12/09/%f0%9f%9a%a8-big-news-in-herpes-research-promising-phase-1b-results-from-assembly-biosciences-%f0%9f%9a%a8/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/12/09/%f0%9f%9a%a8-big-news-in-herpes-research-promising-phase-1b-results-from-assembly-biosciences-%f0%9f%9a%a8/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:12:44 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/12/09/%f0%9f%9a%a8-big-news-in-herpes-research-promising-phase-1b-results-from-assembly-biosciences-%f0%9f%9a%a8/ There’s major progress happening in the fight against HSV-2. Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) has reported very promising interim results from two Phase 1b clinical studies testing their new investigational treatments forContinueContinue reading "🚨 Big News in Herpes Research: Promising Phase 1b Results from Assembly Biosciences 🚨"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/12/09/%f0%9f%9a%a8-big-news-in-herpes-research-promising-phase-1b-results-from-assembly-biosciences-%f0%9f%9a%a8/feed/ 0 6628 CRISPR and Herpes https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/07/26/crispr-and-herpes/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/07/26/crispr-and-herpes/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2025 04:18:56 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=6126 A tool to edit herpes out of the genome. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats CRISPR is an exciting new tool that scientists have used to edit genomes. It wasContinueContinue reading "CRISPR and Herpes"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/07/26/crispr-and-herpes/feed/ 4 6126 2025 Gilead-Funded Study Supports Hypothesis that HSV-1 Significantly Increases Alzheimer’s Disease Risk https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/05/27/new-gilead-funded-study-supports-hypothesis-that-hsv-1-significantly-increases-alzheimers-disease-risk/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/05/27/new-gilead-funded-study-supports-hypothesis-that-hsv-1-significantly-increases-alzheimers-disease-risk/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 21:58:04 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=5996 Liu Y, Johnston C, Jarousse N, et al Association between herpes simplex virus type 1 and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a retrospective case–control study BMJ Open 2025;15:e093946. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093946 Here are our key takeaways from the studyContinueContinue reading "2025 Gilead-Funded Study Supports Hypothesis that HSV-1 Significantly Increases Alzheimer’s Disease Risk"

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]]> Liu Y, Johnston C, Jarousse N, et al Association between herpes simplex virus type 1 and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a retrospective case–control study BMJ Open 2025;15:e093946. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093946 Here are our key takeaways from the studyContinue reading "2025 Gilead-Funded Study Supports Hypothesis that HSV-1 Significantly Increases Alzheimer’s Disease Risk"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/05/27/new-gilead-funded-study-supports-hypothesis-that-hsv-1-significantly-increases-alzheimers-disease-risk/feed/ 0 5996 Hot Off the Press:  New State-of-the-Art Review on Herpes https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/02/hot-off-the-press-new-state-of-the-art-review-on-herpes/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/02/hot-off-the-press-new-state-of-the-art-review-on-herpes/#respond Thu, 03 Apr 2025 03:28:39 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=5775 Overview on the management of herpes simplex virus infections: Current therapies and future directions. By two German scientists, Aicuris CEO Alexander Birkmann and Rob Saunders, Biomed Context. READ REPORT HERE

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]]> Overview on the management of herpes simplex virus infections: Current therapies and future directions. By two German scientists, Aicuris CEO Alexander Birkmann and Rob Saunders, Biomed Context. READ REPORT HERE

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/02/hot-off-the-press-new-state-of-the-art-review-on-herpes/feed/ 0 5775 Sponsor The Herpes Cure Pipeline 4.0 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/12/16/sponsor-the-herpes-cure-pipeline-4-0/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/12/16/sponsor-the-herpes-cure-pipeline-4-0/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:38:29 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=5193 Sponsorship Opportunity The Herpes Cure Pipeline 4.0 is a report and resource outlining the status of active pre-clinical research for new therapies and vaccines (with intent of clinical trials) andContinueContinue reading "Sponsor The Herpes Cure Pipeline 4.0"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/12/16/sponsor-the-herpes-cure-pipeline-4-0/feed/ 0 5193 New Therapeutic Strategies for Genital Herpes: NIH Initiative https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/10/19/new-therapeutic-strategies-for-genital-herpes-nih-initiative/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/10/19/new-therapeutic-strategies-for-genital-herpes-nih-initiative/#respond Sat, 19 Oct 2024 04:03:40 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=4744 The National Institute of Health (NIH) is ramping up efforts to improve treatments for genital herpes with a new funding opportunity. Current treatment options are limited, often failing to completelyContinueContinue reading "New Therapeutic Strategies for Genital Herpes: NIH Initiative"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/10/19/new-therapeutic-strategies-for-genital-herpes-nih-initiative/feed/ 0 4744 Early Phase 1a clinical trials show potential for long-acting antiherpetic drugs. https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/09/24/early-phase-1a-clinical-trials-show-potential-for-long-acting-antiherpetic-drugs/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/09/24/early-phase-1a-clinical-trials-show-potential-for-long-acting-antiherpetic-drugs/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:53:00 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=4923 Assembly Biosciences announced the most exciting results of the first phase 1a clinical trial of their most advanced helicase primase inhibitor, ABI-5366 (registered as clinical trial NCT06385327). The results exceededContinueContinue reading "Early Phase 1a clinical trials show potential for long-acting antiherpetic drugs."

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]]> Assembly Biosciences announced the most exciting results of the first phase 1a clinical trial of their most advanced helicase primase inhibitor, ABI-5366 (registered as clinical trial NCT06385327). The results exceededContinue reading "Early Phase 1a clinical trials show potential for long-acting antiherpetic drugs."

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/09/24/early-phase-1a-clinical-trials-show-potential-for-long-acting-antiherpetic-drugs/feed/ 1 4923 NEW STUDY AND ANALYSIS: Breakthrough in Understanding of Viral Infection and Neurodegenerative Disease https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/09/23/new-study-and-analysis-breakthrough-in-understanding-of-viral-infection-and-neurodegenerative-disease/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/09/23/new-study-and-analysis-breakthrough-in-understanding-of-viral-infection-and-neurodegenerative-disease/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:00:55 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=4581 The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the neurological complications seen in long COVID patients, has brought renewed attention to the possible link between viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases. Although viruses likeContinueContinue reading "NEW STUDY AND ANALYSIS: Breakthrough in Understanding of Viral Infection and Neurodegenerative Disease"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/09/23/new-study-and-analysis-breakthrough-in-understanding-of-viral-infection-and-neurodegenerative-disease/feed/ 0 4581 Herpes Impact on Brain Health: New study indicates Shringix Vaccine prevents dementia https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/08/03/herpes-impact-on-brain-health-new-study-indicates-shringix-vaccine-prevents-dementia/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2024/08/03/herpes-impact-on-brain-health-new-study-indicates-shringix-vaccine-prevents-dementia/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:43:26 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=4231 Experts insist we are at a tipping point in scientific research relating to herpesviruses impact on dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Last month a new study from a team in AustraliaContinueContinue reading "Herpes Impact on Brain Health: New study indicates Shringix Vaccine prevents dementia"

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