A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to ...

When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...

A study published in mBio details the vulnerability of coronaviruses to inhibitors of a small protein domain called Mac1, or the "macrodomain," found in all coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and ...

Since the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), understanding the mechanisms underlying ...

Alarmingly, scientists have recently discovered a new coronavirus variant in China, named HKU5-CoV-2, which they say is only a small mutation away from being able to infect humans. So, Covid-19, our ...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a worldwide threat and effective antiviral drugs and vaccines are being developed in a joint global effort. However, some elderly and ...