The Epstein-Barr virus is one of the most common and persistent human viruses in the world, according to the CDC.

Scientists have hijacked the herpes virus and turned it into a cancer-busting ally. A decade after the United States Food and ...

A virus once known for causing cold sores could potentially give cancer patients a fighting chance. Read Joe Biden doctor's ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) recently caused a 2-month-old girl in Pennsylvania to suffer severe hearing loss after it was passed to ...

One-in-six patients treated with the modified virus as part of a clinical trial saw their tumors disappear completely.

A cancer-killing virus could soon be approved for use after shrinking tumours in a third of people with late-stage melanoma ...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which affects almost two-thirds of the world's population and is generally ...

Scientists are modifying the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) to create a promising new treatment for late-stage, treatment-resistant skin cancer.

Scientists are developing all sorts of potential new treatments to tackle the most difficult cancer cases—including some that ...

University of Southern California researchers have found a way to rebrand this oft-embarrassing sore subject by genetically modifying HSV-1 and administering it to patients with treatment-resistant, ...