Cold and flu viruses’ rapid decrease in viability outside the body is thanks to three main factors: their enveloped structure, environmental conditions and how much our mucus surrounds it after ...

This time, joined by Kent Kirshenbaum and colleagues, the group wanted to see if the peptoids could inactivate three other “enveloped” viruses enclosed within membranes — Zika, Rift Valley fever and ...

Published in Cell Reports Medicine, the study describes the compound's remarkable ability to disrupt the entry of enveloped viruses into the host's cell and prevent infection. The team hopes to ...

Coronaviruses are what are called enveloped viruses, "meaning they are one of the easiest types of viruses to kill with the appropriate disinfectant product," the EPA says. “Using the correct ...

More information: E.A. Monson et al, GS-1 blocks entry of herpes viruses and more broadly inhibits enveloped viruses, Antiviral Research (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2025.106136 ...

The NYU team studied the antiviral effects of the peptoids against four viruses: three enveloped in membranes (Zika, Rift Valley fever, and chikungunya) and one without (coxsackievirus B3).

These included antibacterial soap, natural soap, foam cleansers and bath wash products, with the team investigating their ability to kill both enveloped viruses; such as human coronavirus and ...

The researchers identified a group of molecules that display direct antiviral activity against a range of membrane-enveloped viruses, such as Rift Valley fever, which shows promise as a new type of ...

The efficacy of these alcohols depends on their concentration and the type of virus. Enveloped viruses have a lipid membrane, while nonenveloped viruses are those without a lipid membrane.

That's because alcohol-based cleansers are only effective against certain types of viruses, known as "enveloped" viruses. But alcohol-based hand sanitizers, cleaners and cleansing wipes don't work ...