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Engineered Oncolytic Herpes Virus Inhibits Ovarian and Breast Cancer Metastases
February 1, 2013 — A genetically reprogrammed Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cure metastatic diffusion of human cancer cells in the abdomen of laboratory mice, according to a new ... > full story -
Brain Displays an Intrinsic Mechanism for Fighting Infection
December 10, 2012 — White blood cells have long reigned as the heroes of the immune system. When an infection strikes, the cells, produced in bone marrow, race through the blood to fight off the pathogen. But new ... > full story -
Patient's Own Immune Cells May Blunt Viral Therapy for Brain Cancer
November 25, 2012 — Doctors now use cancer-killing viruses to treat some patients with lethal, fast-growing brain tumors. Clinical trials show that these therapeutic viruses are safe but less effective than expected. A ... > full storyMore: -
Unexpected Bottleneck Identified in Spread of Herpes Simplex Virus
November 5, 2012 — New research suggests that just one or two individual herpes virus particles attack a skin cell in the first stage of an outbreak, resulting in a bottleneck in which the infection may be vulnerable ... > full story -
How and Why Herpes Viruses Reactivate to Cause Disease
October 31, 2012 — The word "herpes" conjures negative stereotypes, but most people are infected with some form of the virus. After a flare-up, the virus usually remains latent until the right circumstances to return. ... > full story -
Sugar-Free Approach to Treating Kaposi Sarcoma
October 1, 2012 — A sugar-loving protein drives the growth of Kaposi sarcoma tumors, according to a new study. Interfering with these sugary interactions inhibited growth of Kaposi sarcomas in mice, hinting at the ... > full story -
No Increased Risk of Cancer for People With Shingles, New Study Finds
September 17, 2012 — Herpes zoster, or shingles, does not increase the risk of cancer in the general population, according to a new ... > full story -
Compound Discovered That Boosts Effect of Vaccines Against HIV and Flu
August 26, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a compound that greatly boosts the effect of vaccines against viruses like flu, HIV and herpes in ... > full story -
New Strain of Hand, Foot and Mouth Virus Worries Parents, Pediatricians
August 24, 2012 — Your child goes to bed in perfect health. The next morning she wakes up with high fever, malaise and bright red blisters erupting all over her body. Dermatologists say the disturbing scenario has ... > full story -
To Spread, Nervous System Viruses Sabotage Cell, Hijack Transportation
May 30, 2012 — Researchers have found that herpes and other viruses that attack the nervous system may thrive by disrupting cell function in order to hijack a neuron's internal transportation network and spread to ... > full story
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