But protective effects seen only among women. Taking multivitamins, omega-3, probiotics, or vitamin D supplements may lessen the risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the…
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Scientists at Scripps Research find evidence that antibody treatments in clinical trials for neurodegenerative diseases may trigger an inflammatory response that erodes their positive effects.…
(From left to right.) Assistant Professor Christine Cheung, Research Fellow Dr Wu Kanxing, and Research Assistant Florence Chioh, from NTU Lee Kong Chian School of…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (pink) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (green), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Dendritic cells (co-stained Red/green) in a lymphoid follicle (peyer’s patch) draining the intestine (blue). Credit: Wang Cao and Shengbo Zhang, WEHI Using a new single-cell…
Approximately one-fourth of ARDS patients have disease features that put them at increased risk of death within the first month of hospitalization. Approximately one in…
The Army’s vaccine has potential to offer broad protection from SARS-CoV-2, and may be adapted to protect from other coronaviruses. A unique vaccine to protect…
Network topology analysis of immune system function representing dozens of integrated cellular responses that are rewired during removal of the hepatitis C virus in humans.…
A cytokine “hurricane” centered in the lungs drives respiratory symptoms in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study by immunologists at Columbia University Vagelos College…
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains steam across the country, an increasing number of people are finding themselves with more protection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.…
People who have previously had COVID-19 have an enhanced antibody response with a single dose of RNA vaccine, finds new research co-led by UCL researchers.…
Vitamin B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay. Vitamin B6 may help calm cytokine storms and unclog blood clots linked to COVID-19’s lethality.…
HSE University researchers have become the first in the world to discover genetic predisposition to severe COVID-19. The results of the study were published in…
Pancreatic cells can become cancerous (magenta) when an inflammatory molecule called IL-33 activates signals within the pancreatic cells that promote their abnormal growth, investigators at…
Some coronaviruses can add to their genetic pool some genes belonging to the host they infected. In this way, they can blend in and be…
Physiological release of chemically-modified glycans from titanium implants suppresses inflammation for better bone healing. Credit: Dr. Zhenzhen Wang, University of Macau Osteoporosis is a leading…
SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells untreated (left) and treated with neutralizing antibody (right). Credit: Mor M, et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CC BY 4.0 The majority…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
SARS-CoV-2 mutations similar to those in the B1.1.7 UK variant could arise in cases of chronic infection, where treatment over an extended period can provide…
Associate Professor Nathan Bartlett holds a mockup of the immune boosting nasal spray in the HMRI labs in Newcastle, Australia. Credit: Hunter Medical Research Institute…