immunology, microbiology

Bat species use different strategies to dampen immune activation in response to viruses.

So far, there are three patients known to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 twice, and in at least one case the second time around was asymptomatic.

Following a string of outbreaks, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will move to an online-only semester.

The Johns Hopkins University researcher bucked the prevailing idea that the body would not launch an immune response against its own tissues, and in doing so established an entirely new scientific discipline.

A B-cell receptor critical for the production of a subset of intestinal antibodies has been pinpointed, but the function of those antibodies remains unclear.

None of the breastfed infants in the study tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within the first two weeks of life.

By revealing that animals could develop immune responses against their own tissues, the physician-scientist established an entirely new field of science.

Federal agencies, academic institutions, and industrial partners are joining forces to combat COVID-19 using artificial intelligence.

Under emergency protocols, doctors can request to use survivors’ plasma to treat some critically ill COVID-19 patients.  

There is no evidence backing the idea that SARS-CoV-2 originated from US servicemembers visiting Wuhan.

Dozens of schools across 11 states have announced emergency policies to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

The WHO chief calls for swift action as universities in multiple countries shut down and researchers report kids can become infected.

The genetically modified bacteria spark an RNAi response in the parasite that leads to self-destruction—and perhaps a path to combatting colony collapse disorder.

Havran described gamma-delta T cells’ direct function in epithelial repair.

A newly identified group of viruses may help suppress eukaryotes’ immune response and promote tolerance of endosymbiotic bacteria.

Recent work in humans and mice highlights how exposure to environmental microbes helps protect against allergies and other inflammatory diseases.

Antibiotics disrupt the immune response to the influenza vaccine in people who haven’t recently had exposure to the virus or immunization.

The lab animals had more natural microbiomes seeded by wild mice, unlike conventional models that are kept in sterile conditions.

The authors of a new study find no evidence for bacteria in the placenta, but others in the field question their interpretation of the data.

Animal studies and a few small clinical trials show it’s possible to get commensal microbes to protect against bone loss, rather than contribute to it.