Medically reviewed by Latesha Elopre, MD, MSPH Key Takeaways Antiviral drugs like Valtrex and Zovirax heal herpes sores ...

A common hallmark of viral genome replication is a high mutation rate, which can aid in their ability to evade new treatments and acquire resistance to once-effective antiviral medications. Now, a new ...

Harvard Medical School researchers have uncovered crucial insights into how an emerging class of antiviral drugs works. The discovery sheds light on an important tool for fighting drug-resistant ...

Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASMB) released interim pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety results from healthy participants in the Phase 1a portion of its ongoing Phase 1a/b study of ABI-5366, an ...

All organisms — from fungi to mammals — have the capacity to evolve and adapt to their environments. But viruses are master shapeshifters with an ability to mutate greater than any other organism. As ...

Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ...