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 ...

If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be ...

Zone 2 running means staying within that second of five heart rate zones, which equals about 60 to 70 percent of your maximum heart rate. It’s the zone in which you can have a conversation, but ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been hospitalized in Washington D.C. due to an allergic reaction. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Tuesday that Noem had been ...

A new SARS-CoV-2 variant, NB.1.8.1, may now account for more than one-third of all COVID-19 cases in the US, health officials say.

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.

ACE2 from Pipistrellus abramus bats is a receptor for HKU5 coronaviruses. Nature Communications, 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60286-3 ...

Scientists believe the variant, called HKU5-CoV-2, may infect a broader range of animals than Covid-19 and may have more potential for jumping between species, the latest research shows. American ...