immunology

Researchers’ painstaking examinations have begun to reveal how the virus wreaks havoc in multiple organs and tissues.

Humanity was hoping to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic this year. But viruses have plenty of tools at their disposal, and we should plan for a long-term future in which SARS-CoV-2 is a persistent threat.

The health of the microbial community is associated with COVID-19 severity, but it’s not yet clear if the relationship is causal.

A former academic and consultant, Hodge cofounded the CrisiScience Collective to help combat the pandemic.

Research in mice suggests that moderating nerve activity with drugs or electrical pulses could modify tissue immune responses, curtailing the chronic pain often associated with inflammatory conditions.

Work in rodents shows that the bacteria living in a mother’s gut can produce immunomodulatory metabolites and influence the production of maternal antibodies—both of which can affect her offspring’s development.

Bacteria in the gut influence the production of antibodies and themselves secrete metabolites. In a pregnant woman, these compounds may influence immune development of her fetus.

With human research trials resulting in dozens of successful deliveries in the US and abroad, doctors move toward offering the surgery clinically, while working to learn all they can about uterine and transplant biology from the still-rare procedure.

A study looks beyond T and B cell responses to show how the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine elicits a strong innate immune response.

The temporary loss of olfaction stops the flies from eating any more of whatever it is that made them sick.

Targeted cancer therapy may jeopardize the effectiveness of subsequent immunotherapy by reducing dendritic cell numbers and activation, according to study of mice and patient samples.

The protein, apolipoprotein L3, destroys invading microbes by acting as a detergent in the cytosol.

The funding agency for basic research had been led by an interim president for more than a year.

Cases of influenza and other respiratory viruses sank dramatically during the pandemic, with potential implications for both people and pathogens.