Project Wish, a clinical research site, out of University of Illinois at Chicago just let us know that they are launching a new herpes vaccine clinical trial and they are now enrolling volunteers. This is a PAID trial so you will be compensated for your time. Basically, they are looking for people aged 18-50 who…
Could pritelivir be the latest entry in the race for a herpes treatment? According to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the early clinical trials look very promising. Mary Engel just published another excellent article in the field of new advances in finding a treatment/cure for herpes. This time, she focuses on the German drug…
We received an email from Mary Engel a couple of weeks ago, asking if there was any interest in a cure for herpes for her upcoming article for the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center. Naturally, we knew the answer was an easy, “Yes!’”. Here is her article that has some really great information. We reprinted…
UPDATED 8/29/2016 If you live in or around Lexington, KY and want to take part of a clinical research trial for a HSV-2 vaccine, there are spots available! Greta BonDurant from Central Kentucky Research Associates just reached out to us to get volunteers for their new trial. Of, course, we are always happy to help….
Are you living with herpes and dated someone off of a herpes dating site or found love from one? Are you between the ages of 18-27? If so, MTV wants to hear from you! A producer from MTV emailed us a few days ago about their upcoming series which will focus on people living with…
How to tell someone you have herpes? The story is the same for so many.You meet someone interesting, things are going really well and you think, “Wow! I REALLY like this person!” As things are progressing nicely, reality sets in…”How do I tell this person that I have herpes??” Meet 22 yr old, Ella Dawson….
A herpes treatment may be getting closer. A little over 2 years ago, we wrote about Genocea’s GEN-003 therapeutic vaccination. The good news is the study is still going on and Genocea has updated their website with some promising information. First and foremost, Genocea’s GEN-003 is NOT a cure for herpes. Instead, they are working…
Herpes pictures are some of the first things people tend to search for when they are newly diagnosed or worry they may be infected. Then the panic sets in. What shows up on the web can be horrifying and downright scary! Some look like a flesh-eating disease from a third world country. Don’t freak out…
Genocea’s GEN-003 is not a herpes cure but rather a “Therapeutic Vaccination” for the moment. Don’t be discouraged because this is a step in the right direction. In an effort to find a cure for herpes, Genocea has received a lot of attention with its GEN-003 vaccine and clinical trials. At the moment, there seems…
A vaccine or even a cure for herpes gets closer as Genocea Biosciences raises $30 million for research. The biotech start-up has a proprietary technology to identify and use T-cell antigens to target large pathogens like HSV-2, pneumococcus, chlamydia and malaria, reports MedCityNews. We were first excited when we heard about Genocea’s clinical trials for…