immunology, inflammation, microbiology

The HIV protein Nef can cause long-term genetic changes that lead to hyperreactive immune cells, according to research in human cells and mice. 

Renewing the aging gut microbiome holds promise for preventing inflammatory brain and eye degeneration.

Roseolovirus infection disrupts how the body trains immune cells not to attack it, a mouse study shows.

Immunologists and parasitologists are working to revive the idea that helminths, and more specifically the molecules they secrete, could help treat allergies and autoimmune disease.

Research in animals and people supports a range of mechanisms by which the parasites affect physiology and immune responses.

Male placentas produce more proinflammatory molecules than female placentas, while people carrying male fetuses produce fewer antibodies in response to infection, a study finds.

If the immune system makes mistakes—reacting late or getting the target wrong—it can amplify the damage wrought by SARS-CoV-2.

Some children who experience the severe inflammatory condition after COVID-19 may continue to experience milder problems such as muscle weakness or anxiety even after that period, according to a small observational study in the UK.

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.

The once fringe idea is gaining traction among the scientific community.

Emerging evidence links bacterial or viral infection with the neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease.

Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27

The Nobel Assembly announced today that three researchers in the field of immunology will share the 2011 Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

The Nobel Assembly reveals three winners of this year's prize in Physiology of Medicine.

Nerve signals control T cell responses, helping to explain inflammation and stroke.

Editor’s Choice in Immunology

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