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Tip Sheet: A gene drive to treat herpes, improving clinical trials for immunocompromised people — and Breast Sexual Health Clinic opens
A gene drive to treat herpes, improving clinical trials for immunocompromised people — and Breast Sexual Health Clinic opens.
From dementia to brain-swelling and ‘kiss of death’ – how the harmless cold sore virus becomes more sinister
THE herpes simplex virus type 1 is best known as the villain behind the dreaded cold sore. When it’s not triggering eruptions ...
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Silent intruder: How the cold sore virus maps its way through the brain
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the cause of the common cold sore, can spread into the central nervous system and preferences for certain parts of the brain. Study results published today in ...
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Fact Check: Q&A on the 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccines
On Aug. 22, the Food and Drug Administration approved and authorized newer formulations of the two mRNA vaccines, from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, for ages 6 months and up. About a week later ...
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HPV vaccine in Brazil drastically reduces genital warts and cervical precancer hospitalizations
The study evaluated time trends in hospitalization rates from 2011 to 2019. Since the 4vHPV vaccine was introduced in Brazil in 2014 for girls aged 9-14 and expanded in 2017 to include boys aged 11-13 ...
Health.com27d
What To Know about Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus)
The varicella vaccine is highly effective, making chickenpox less common than it once was. After you get chickenpox, the virus stays in your body and can cause shingles, a painful rash ...
MIT Technology Review27d
Oropouche virus is spreading. Here’s what we know.
There are no treatments. There are no vaccines, either. This week, let’s take a look at why Oropouche is spreading, and what we can do about it. Oropouche virus was first identified in 1955 ...
Science Daily28d
New mRNA vaccine created to prevent and treat C. difficile
Penn has designed mRNA vaccines to prevent Lyme disease, norovirus, and herpes simplex virus 2. Penn is also studying how mRNA can treat sickle cell disease, deadly food allergies, and even cancer ...