Scientists have hijacked the herpes virus and turned it into a cancer-busting ally. A decade after the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first virus-based cancer therapy, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Priority Review for Aicuris’ New Drug Application for pritelivir, a novel helicase primase ...

Studies have suggested that viruses may play a role in certain neurodegenerative diseases. Some of these studies have linked the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and Alzheimer’s disease. The herpes ...

Herpes has been called “the gift that keeps on giving” — finally, its presence has come in handy. Roughly two-thirds of the global population has been infected with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While it may give billions of people worldwide painful cold sores, a common virus could be harnessed to provide a ...

A drug long used to fight cancer may soon take on a very different role. Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago ...

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is associated with an increased risk for subsequent malignancy among individuals with an ...

NEW YORK, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Herpes simplex virus partially liquifies the tightly packed, gel-like interior of human cell nuclei to copy itself faster, a new study shows. The research ...

Spironolactone, a drug used to manage salt absorption and fluid retention in heart failure patients, also plays a role in inhibiting function of a protein essential to Epstein-Barr virus, a member of ...