With dogged persistence and an unwillingness to entertain defeat, Bruce Beutler discovered a receptor that powers the innate immune response to infections—and earned his share of a Nobel Prize.
With dogged persistence and an unwillingness to entertain defeat, Bruce Beutler discovered a receptor that powers the innate immune response to infections—and earned his share of a Nobel Prize.
Some of these insidious viruses expertly subvert the host immune system, allowing their unhindered proliferation.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
The total number of new drugs approved this year ties last year for the highest since 2004, suggesting that the pharmaceutical industry is recovering.
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to get new devices on the market sooner—and antibiotics may be next.
Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.
The National Institutes of Health reveals a controversial plan to regulate the funding of H5N1 research.
| December 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the December 2012 issue of The Scientist.