Immunology

July 23, 2021

Antibody cocktails at low doses could be more effective at treating COVID-19

November 19, 2020

Credit: University of North Carolina/Megan May Pairs of antibodies may be more effective than single antibodies at preventing and treating...

Texas Heart Institute to participate in global stem cell study to treat ARDS due to COVID

November 19, 2020

Cell therapy trial for ICU patients with Acute Respirator Distress Syndrome due to COVID-19Credit: Texas Heart Institute Texas Heart Institute...

Solving a mystery: How the TB bacterium develops rapid resistance to antibiotics

Credit: SDSU For a slow-growing microbe that multiplies infrequently, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB) has long puzzled...

In the lab, St. Jude scientists identify possible COVID-19 treatment

Immunologists have determined the process driving life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients with COVID-19, sepsis and other...

UIC launches three COVID-19 clinical trials for blood clot prevention

Researchers help design, implement all three national NIH studiesCredit: UIC The University of Illinois Chicago will conduct three clinical trials...

Alzheimer’s disease drug may help fight against antibiotic resistance

Credit: The University of Queensland An experimental Alzheimer's disease treatment is proving effective at treating some of the most persistent,...

App could provide new way to track vaccine safety

Canadian researchers launch pilot study of CANImmunize for tracking adverse events related to flu vaccineCredit: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Vaccines...

UCLA model ID’s neighborhoods that should have priority for vaccine, other COVID-19 help

New research shows which racial, ethnic populations in L.A. are most vulnerableCredit: UCLA CNK-BRITE To help slow the spread of...

Two K-State studies focus on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in domestic cats, pigs

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Two recently published studies from Kansas State University researchers and collaborators have led...

Diabetes, hypertension may increase risk of COVID-19 brain complications

Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Some patients with COVID-19 are at higher risk of neurological...

Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARSCoV- 2 virus

Credit: MCRI Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from...

Case Western Reserve University researchers study how the immune system responds to COVID-19

School of Medicine awarded $2.6M; receives two of 13 grants nationallyCredit: CWRU School of Medicine CLEVELAND--New research funded by the...

Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways

Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Stem Cell UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human...

Study of non-COVID-19 deaths shows 2020 increase in several demographics