Back in 2021, at the height of the pandemic, scientists at Pfizer revealed the development of a novel antiviral molecule, designed to hinder the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s ability to replicate. Clinical ...

The only guaranteed way to prevent Long COVID is to avoid getting infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Recently, however, researchers have found promising signs that certain drugs ...

Viruses can be elusive quarry. RNA viruses are particularly adept at defeating antiviral drugs because they are so inaccurate in making copies of themselves. With at ...

The monkeypox virus is only one mutation away from evading a key antiviral drug being used to treat at-risk patients, federal health officials are now warning — and they're urging doctors to be ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist reviews a plate with serological test samples in 2020. Serological testing is used to detect antibodies, which indicate past infection with ...

Figure 1. The direct-acting antiviral targets in the hepatitis C virus replication cycle. NS3/4A protease inhibitors target the NS3/4A protease enzyme which is needed for the virus to develop the ...

Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research has uncovered an unexpected facet to your immune system: It can synthesize its own antiviral molecules in ...

President Biden and the First Lady have been prescribed Paxlovid at different times for their mild COVID symptoms First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. "After testing negative for ...

Antiviral drugs can make antifungals work again. That, at its simplest, is the approach Mohamed Seleem's lab at the Center for One Health Research has found may be a key treatment strategy in the ...

With COVID-19 cases again on the upswing, the antiviral Paxlovid has been slow to gain traction among patients and doctors even though the medication reduces hospitalizations and deaths. A recent ...