Repeat COVID-19 cases could offer clues about people’s immunity to the novel coronavirus and how to vaccinate against it.

Experts will discuss their research on SARS-CoV-2 antibody persistence and immune memory in recovered COVID-19 patients and the implications for protective immunity.

Microglia ingest nerve cell connections, leading to the loss of information stored in neuronal circuits.

A specific type of lung cell withstands flu infection by doubling down on DNA repair.

Immune functions in the mouse intestine differ by segment.

T cells modified to target disease-contributing B cells improved survival in two mouse models of the autoimmune disease.

A microneedle-containing skin patch offers researchers a noninvasive way to survey immune responses in mice.

A stick-on patch enables sampling of immune cells in the skin.

Mice exposed to heat wave temperatures ate less and showed weakened immune responses to the virus.

When a mouse’s brain undergoes traumatic injury, immune cells clear the dead from the affected area, after which blood cells swoop in to repair blood vessels.

In the presence of cytosolic DNA, cancer cells activate antiviral pathways that disguise them as immune cells.

Errors in segregation during cell division can lead to inflammation in daughter cells.

A new study reveals that a constant stream of ink-gobbling immune cells helps hold tattoos in place.

Signaling pathways triggered by the mother’s immune system may cause complications during fetal development.

Researchers explore how blood platelets sweep bacteria into aggregate bundles at sites of infection to help phagocytic cells dispose of them. 

Immune cells called macrophages from the peritoneal cavity of mice migrate to injured livers and aid in repair.

In mice, immune cells from the body cavity surrounding organs arrive at the site of damage to chew up the nuclei of dead cells.

In mice lacking intestinal microbiota, white fat turns brown and obesity is prevented.

A PhD student jury-rigs a microscopy system for high-throughput cell motility assays.