Alie Ward

So within a few weeks of this, in early 2025, a federal judge ordered that

those pages be restored, saying that the now-banned information included more than academic references and they're vital for real-time clinical decision-making.

So if you ever try to admonish me or this podcast by saying we should keep politics and science separate... You have a lot to learn.

So maybe Dr. Park can't spill any beans, but I did find an article from late 2025 titled, IQRIS announces phase three trial results of HSV treatment, which teased that there had been a major milestone in herpes simplex virus treatments.

noting that the phase three trial of this one small molecule antiviral can inhibit this enzyme that the herpes virus needs to replicate.

And it can help those who have been resistant to other forms of antivirals, including immunocompromised people.

Also exciting, there's a 2024 paper in the journal Nature titled Gene Editing for Latent Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Reduces Viral Load and Shedding in Vivo, which the study busts out of the gate with

some real talk.

It says anti-HSV therapies are only suppressive because they do not eliminate latent herpes simplex virus present in the neurons, which is the source of recurrent disease.

So the antivirals work because you still have the virus, but we can turn that bummer upside down because the researchers, quote, have developed a potentially curative approach against herpes simplex virus infection.

based on gene editing.

So yes, it's in mouse models and in herpes simplex virus number one, but it's a step in the right direction.

So while we tap our fingers impatiently for over-the-counter human gene editing, you can help out your immune system if you're prone to HSV1 or 2.

So you may want to look into how much of the amino acid L-arginine you're taking or eating and

L-arginine, it's a protein builder.

It also increases blood flow.

It's incorporated in some fitness supplements or for folks looking to get a little more blood to their nether regions to pump up their boners.

So you can take it in a pill or foods like turkey and pork and chicken.

Weirdly, pumpkin seeds and chickpeas and peanuts are also high in L-arginine.

But this amino acid can also help herpes viruses thrive.