Medications
COVID-19 drugs: What are they and how do they work?
Although there is only one approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many medications are being tested.
Feb 24, 2021
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News tagged with antiviral drugs
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 researchers discover hidden natural immune defense pathway
An international cohort of scientists researching COVID-19 has uncovered a hidden part of the human immune system that creates anti-viral agents.
Feb 5, 2024
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Medications
Antiviral compound offers hope against deadly flu
What keeps most infectious disease researchers up at night aren't infamous viruses like Ebola. Instead, influenza, commonly known as the flu, continues to be a clear and present danger to humanity.
Jan 21, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Regulatory T cells harbor HIV/SIV virus during antiviral drug treatment
Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University have identified an additional part of the HIV reservoir, immune cells that survive and harbor the virus despite long-term treatment with antiviral drugs.
Oct 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19
A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections, including HIV and COVID-19, has been developed by Purdue University scientists.
Nov 24, 2020
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Medications
Experimental drug reduces replication of zika virus and prevents microcephaly in mice
An international group of researchers have discovered that inhibiting AHR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor)—a protein with roles in regulating immunity, stem cell maintenance and cellular differentiation—enables the immune ...
Jul 20, 2020
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Medications
Study narrows search for in-use drugs to tackle COVID-19 mutations
Researchers have developed a comprehensive database of drugs that could be repurposed to tackle mutated SARS-CoV-2 viruses, narrowing the search from thousands to a select few candidates. The research is published in the ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Medications
Lung distribution of antiviral drugs affects their performance in COVID-19 treatment
COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2, and has killed over 1,000,000 people around the world. It is impossible to create novel drugs against the coronavirus in a very short time, as drug development often takes years. Therefore, ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Medical research
New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease
A study appearing next week in the journal Nature Communications offers some good news in the search for antiviral drugs for hard-to-treat diseases. Researchers have identified a potential new drug candidate against enterovirus ...
Sep 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pfizer starts large trial for anti-COVID pill
Pfizer said Monday it had begun a middle-to-late stage clinical trial of a pill to stave off COVID in people who are exposed to infection.
Sep 27, 2021
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