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Bat Immune Systems: The Original Antivirus Programs

Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 3 min read

Bats stay healthy while hosting some of the world’s deadliest viruses. Scientists are just beginning to understand how.

Niki Spahich, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 3 min read

Male patients who recover from mild COVID-19 have baseline immune states primed to mount stronger responses to future challenges than female patients.

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Science Philosophy in a Flash - A Look at Aging Through Young Eyes

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | 1 min read

Aimée Parker shares how her childlike curiosity and collaborative spirit motivate her scientific pursuits.

Surface rendering of microscopy image showing two dendritic cells (green) communicating with a nociceptor neuron (violet).

How Cells in the Skin Team Up To Fight Pathogens

Rachael Moeller Gorman | Apr 12, 2023 | 4 min read

Immune cells and pain neurons form complex partnerships to protect our bodies from pathogens, new research reveals.

T regulatory cell in red sandwiching an antigen presenting cell in blue

Gut Bacteria Help T Cells Heal Muscle: Study

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Mar 14, 2023 | 4 min read

Regulatory T cells in the colon travel to muscles to promote wound healing in mice, raising questions about how antibiotics may impact injury recovery.

The Next Generation of Immunoassays Support COVID-19 Research

The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Bio-Techne | 3 min read

An automated, microfluidic immunoassay system enables researchers to quickly and reliably measure cytokines in patient blood samples.

An artistic rendering of SARS-CoV-2 made to look like stained glass

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Can Alter Future Immune Reponses

Niki Spahich, PhD | Feb 22, 2023 | 3 min read

Males recovered from mild COVID-19 have baseline immune states primed to mount stronger responses to future challenges.

New Insight into Brain Inflammation Inspires New Hope for Epilepsy Treatment

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 min read

Clinicians and researchers teamed up to investigate how inappropriate proinflammatory mechanisms contribute to the pathogenesis of drug-refractory epilepsy.

Technique Talk: Live-Cell Imaging Strategies to Quantify Phagocytosis

The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Sartorius | 1 min read

Discover how to image and quantitate phagocytosis in real time

Viral Protein Behind Chronic Inflammation in People with HIV: Study

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 min read

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

Illustration showing immunology during pregnancy

Infographic: How Immunology Can Influence Pregnancy Outcomes

Tobias R. Kollmann, Arnaud Marchant, and Sing Sing Way | Nov 14, 2022 | 3 min read

Pregnancy-induced changes in the immune system are key to a successful birth. Understanding those changes could allow researchers to protect both mother and child.

Cancer Vaccines: Raising a T Cell Army

Niki Spahich, PhD | 1 min read

Vaccines against various forms of cancer prime the immune system to attack.

Illustration of pregnancy and the immune system

Modulating Immunity to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes

Tobias R. Kollmann, Arnaud Marchant, and Sing Sing Way | Nov 14, 2022 | 10+ min read

Aberrant immune activation, the main cause of prematurity and stillbirths, could be preventable through interventions such as maternal vaccination.

Why Viral Infections Are More Severe in People with Down Syndrome

Andy Carstens | Oct 14, 2022 | 6 min read

In people with the genetic condition, inflammation can cause a mild infection to snowball out of control, a study finds.

Understanding Immune-Mediated Damage After Respiratory Infection

The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with 10x Genomics | 1 min read

Paul Thomas from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will discuss how he used single cell and spatial transcriptomics to discover the underlying mechanism of an inflammatory immune response in the lungs.