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Researchers discovered how viruses like polio and the common cold switch on their copying machinery, revealing a promising target for new drugs that could fight multiple diseases at once. This breakthrough could lead to treatments that work against entire virus families instead of just one illness.
An international team has developed a new class of flu-fighting drugs that permanently disable the virus, going far beyond today's treatments. The breakthrough could revolutionize how we prepare for and fight future pandemics.
Yale researchers cracked the code on why the same cold virus barely affects some people but hospitalizes others. The breakthrough could finally lead to effective cold treatments.