A polymer tube regenerates damaged nerves in monkeys, restoring near full functionality.

EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak speaks with The Scientist about how pathogens like 2019-nCoV jump species, and how to head off the next pandemic.

This previously unknown mechanism for spotting foreign genetic material in the cytoplasm launches antiviral defenses even when the well-known immune mediator STING is absent.

Researchers are trying to figure out where it came from, whether it’s evolving, and just how big a threat it will be.

While the findings contradict previous studies that have linked human herpesvirus 6 to the neurodegenerative disease, they do not eliminate the possibility of a relationship.

The number of cases spikes as the World Health Organization plans an emergency meeting on containing the epidemic.

A video chronicles the course of disease research and prompts questions about where scientists may focus their studies in the future.

The immunotherapy induces a form of cell death in leukemia cells in mice that triggers cytokine release syndrome, a dangerous inflammatory reaction that occurs in some patients.

The Oxford researcher’s work on lipid and peptide antigens revealed key mechanisms in inflammation, immunotherapy, and vaccination, which are being pursued in clinical trial treatments.