Patient Advocate, Author at Herpes Cure Advocacy https://herpescureadvocacy.com/author/herpescureadvocacy/ Advocating for a cure for Herpes Simplex Virus. Tue, 12 May 2026 04:56:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/herpescureadvocacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cropped-Group2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Patient Advocate, Author at Herpes Cure Advocacy https://herpescureadvocacy.com/author/herpescureadvocacy/ 32 32 192081098 Publication: Use of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 and Type-2 Antibody Tests for Targeted Screening for Genital Herpes https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2026/05/12/publication-use-of-herpes-simplex-virus-type-1-and-type-2-antibody-tests-for-targeted-screening-for-genital-herpes/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2026/05/12/publication-use-of-herpes-simplex-virus-type-1-and-type-2-antibody-tests-for-targeted-screening-for-genital-herpes/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 04:56:23 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=7227 NEWS! Members of the Herpes Cure Advocacy Board have recently published a new commentary in Sexually Transmitted Disease Journal on the Use of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 and Type-2 Antibody TestsContinueContinue reading "Publication: Use of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 and Type-2 Antibody Tests for Targeted Screening for Genital Herpes"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2026/05/12/publication-use-of-herpes-simplex-virus-type-1-and-type-2-antibody-tests-for-targeted-screening-for-genital-herpes/feed/ 0 7227 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  Herpes Cure Advocacy Makes Push for Neonatal Herpes as Reportable Condition https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/09/11/herpes-cure-advocacy-makes-push-for-neonatal-herpes-as-reportable-condition/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/09/11/herpes-cure-advocacy-makes-push-for-neonatal-herpes-as-reportable-condition/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:24:37 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=6374 Herpes Cure Advocacy is advocating to make the neonatal herpes infection reportable via a recommendation from the Committee of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). Neonatal herpes is a rare disease thatContinueContinue reading " Herpes Cure Advocacy Makes Push for Neonatal Herpes as Reportable Condition"

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]]> Herpes Cure Advocacy is advocating to make the neonatal herpes infection reportable via a recommendation from the Committee of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). Neonatal herpes is a rare disease thatContinue reading " Herpes Cure Advocacy Makes Push for Neonatal Herpes as Reportable Condition"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/09/11/herpes-cure-advocacy-makes-push-for-neonatal-herpes-as-reportable-condition/feed/ 0 6374 Herpes Cure Advocacy Attends the 2025 STI & HIV World Congress https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/08/09/herpes-cure-advocacy-attends-the-sti-hiv-world-congress-2025/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/08/09/herpes-cure-advocacy-attends-the-sti-hiv-world-congress-2025/#respond Sat, 09 Aug 2025 04:26:58 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=6159 Montréal, Canada This year, members of Herpes Cure Advocacy attended the STI & HIV World Congress in Montréal, Canada — a global gathering of researchers, clinicians, public health leaders, andContinueContinue reading "Herpes Cure Advocacy Attends the 2025 STI & HIV World Congress"

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]]> Montréal, Canada This year, members of Herpes Cure Advocacy attended the STI & HIV World Congress in Montréal, Canada — a global gathering of researchers, clinicians, public health leaders, andContinue reading "Herpes Cure Advocacy Attends the 2025 STI & HIV World Congress"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/08/09/herpes-cure-advocacy-attends-the-sti-hiv-world-congress-2025/feed/ 0 6159 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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]]> 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 wasContinue 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 Viral Latency & Triggers: Beyond the Basics https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/05/24/viral-latency-triggers-beyond-the-basics/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/05/24/viral-latency-triggers-beyond-the-basics/#respond Sun, 25 May 2025 03:28:02 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=5965 A deep dive into how HSV hides in the nervous system and what emerging research says about reactivation. How Herpes Hides Step 1: Sneak Past our Defenses The herpes virusContinueContinue reading "Viral Latency & Triggers: Beyond the Basics"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/05/24/viral-latency-triggers-beyond-the-basics/feed/ 0 5965 Press Updates https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/22/press-updates/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/22/press-updates/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:17:06 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=5874 Media Inquiries Herpes Cure Advocacy experts are available to speak to the press about ongoing herpes vaccine and cure research, patient advocacy efforts, and herpes diagnosis and treatment. Contact media@herpescureadvocacy.comContinueContinue reading "Press Updates"

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]]> https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/22/press-updates/feed/ 4 5874 Herpes and Pregnancy https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/18/herpes-and-pregnancy/ https://herpescureadvocacy.com/2025/04/18/herpes-and-pregnancy/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:16:10 +0000 https://herpescureadvocacy.com/?p=5862 What to Know about Herpes in Pregnancy Herpes can lead to serious and sometimes fatal complications during pregnancy. Newborn babies infected with herpes do not have an immune system readyContinueContinue reading "Herpes and Pregnancy"

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