Looking beyond jabs, sprays or tablets, scientists are thinking outside the box for delivering antiviral medication to ...

A special type of chewing gum can 'trap' and neutralize some influenza and herpes viruses, according to new experiments from ...

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 ...

A chewing gum made from lablab beans may be the next big tool in fighting viral transmission. Scientists found that this gum ...

In today's interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic ...

US scientists have developed a chewing gum that kills over 95 of flu and herpes viruses using a natural bean protein offering ...

Another widespread virus that transmits through oral contact is herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which infects over two-thirds ... have explored an unusual but promising solution: chewing gum infused ...

Lablab beans naturally contain an antiviral trap protein (FRIL) which binds to viruses and prevents them from spreading ...

Without an approved vaccine, HSV-1 remains a leading cause of infectious ... He believes the gum could significantly lower virus transmission rates, especially during outbreaks when vaccines ...

Scientists develop an antiviral chewing gum that neutralizes over 95% of influenza and herpes viruses, potentially ...

to neutralise HSV-1 and HSV-2, and two influenza A strains H1N1 and H3N2. The chewing gum formulation allowed for effective ...

Meanwhile, herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), spread primarily through oral ... They demonstrated that 40 milligrams of a two-gram bean gum tablet was adequate to reduce viral loads by more than ...