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 manyContinue reading "From Discovery to Cure: Understanding the Complex Path of Antiherpetic Drug Development"
🚨 Big News in Herpes Research: Promising Phase 1b Results from Assembly Biosciences 🚨
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 forContinue reading "🚨 Big News in Herpes Research: Promising Phase 1b Results from Assembly Biosciences 🚨"
Herpes Cure Advocacy Makes Push for Neonatal Herpes as Reportable Condition
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"
Herpes Cure Advocacy Attends the 2025 STI & HIV World Congress
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"
CRISPR and Herpes
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"
2025 Gilead-Funded Study Supports Hypothesis that HSV-1 Significantly Increases Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
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"
Viral Latency & Triggers: Beyond the Basics
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 virusContinue reading "Viral Latency & Triggers: Beyond the Basics"
Press Updates
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.comContinue reading "Press Updates"
Herpes and Pregnancy
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 readyContinue reading "Herpes and Pregnancy"
Herpes Cure Pipeline 4.0 Release
We are thrilled to share an exciting update with you! We know you've been eagerly waiting for news on the herpes cure pipeline, and we're proud to announce that theContinue reading "Herpes Cure Pipeline 4.0 Release"