Scientists Use Gene Transfer Technology And Common Virus To Block Neuropathic Pain

... Scientists at the U-M Medical School have developed a way to block the signals responsible for neuropathic pain. The secret to their success is a virus called herpes simplex or HSV -- the same virus that causes cold sores and genital herpes. The scientists use a disabled form of the virus, called a vector, to deliver genes to the nucleus of neural cells. ...