Immunology
Study takes us a step closer to a universal antibody test for COVID-19
Team led by Houston Methodist addresses need for quick, easy tests to screen plasma donorsCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON - A...
CityU develops anti-bacterial graphene face masks
Anti-bacterial efficiency close to 100% under 10-min sunlight and promising results in deactivation of coronavirusesCredit: City University of Hong Kong...
Bat tick found for the first time in New Jersey
"Soft" tick species can pose a risk to public healthCredit: J. Occi/Rutgers Center for Vector Biology A tick species associated...
COVID-19 deaths among black essential workers linked to racial disparities
Credit: Charlie Ehlert Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than...
Scientists develop low-cost chip to detect presence and quantity of COVID-19 antibodies
Light-sensing technology promises to make COVID-19 antibody testing cheaper, easier, faster and more accurateCredit: OIST Robust and widespread antibody testing...
Cellular-level interactions that lead to the cytokine storm in COVID-19
Credit: Ryo Otsuka, Ken-ichiro Seino. Inflammation and Regeneration. August 6, 2020. Scientists review macrophage activation syndrome -- a feature of...
MIT press first reads series continues with ‘Viruses, pandemics, and immunity’
From MIT's Arup K. Chakraborty and immunologist Andrey ShawCredit: The MIT PRESS, 2020. Throughout history, humans have contended with pandemics....
Viruses play critical role in evolution and survival of the species
Study says endogenous retroviruses help promote genetic diversity and speciationCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - As the world scrambles to control...
Unconventional T cells in severe COVID-19 patients could predict disease outcome
Credit: © 2020 Jouan et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20200872 Researchers in France have discovered that...
Researchers redesign the face mask to improve comfort and protection
Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from SARS-CoV-2, is...
How to spot patients most likely to die from blood infections
Unprecedented analysis of proteins and metabolites in patient serum provides new biomarkers associated with a patient's risk of dying from...
Dartmouth-led team engineers new treatment for drug-resistant bacterial infections
Credit: Dartmouth Engineering The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has prioritized finding effective treatment of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
Genomic analysis of STEC in a child reveals insights on a virulent, emerging fo
The findings from a toddler's severe infection could help identify genetic markers and potential vaccines for this increasingly common pathogenCredit:...
NIH continues to boost national COVID-19 testing capacity
New laboratory and point-of-care tests to enable access and rapid resultsCredit: Photos courtesy MatMaCorp and Ceres Nanosciences The National Institutes...
Gene therapy research for HIV awarded $14.6 million NIH grant
Collaboration co-led by Keck School of Medicine of USC aims for safe, effective treatment inspired by rare cases of HIV...
Scent-sensing cells have a better way to fight influenza
Olfactory neurons can fight and clear influenza B without being killedCredit: Sebastian Wellford, Moseman Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -...
UC study: Cancer, COVID-19 and blood clots
A UC researcher receives a grant to investigate how cancer treatments could impact patients who also have COVID-19Credit: UC Creative...
Older adults’s faced mental health issues during the pandemic
IU research shows seniors felt greater depression and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Indiana University Older adults experienced greater depression...
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe, grave study finds
Credit: Adrian Smith and Patrik Flammer, University of Oxford, UK Although helminth infections--including tapeworms and roundworms--are among the world's top...
Prior Zika virus infection increases risk of severe dengue disease
People with antibodies to Zika virus are more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue -- and that...