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Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur immune system makes interferons and other cytokines to help us fight viruses. But in COVID-19, we've learned that they can also c

Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur immune system makes interferons and other cytokines to help us fight viruses. But in COVID-19, we've learned that they can also c
COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

by Rachel Leeson,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainShiv Pillai, MD, Ph.D., investigator in the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and professor at Harvard Medical Schoo

COVID-19 cytokine storms may prevent a durable immune response

by Rachel Leeson,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainShiv Pillai, MD, Ph.D., investigator in the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and professor at Harvard Medical Schoo
Type-I interferon stops immune system from 'going rogue' during viral infections

Type-I interferon stops immune system from 'going rogue' during viral infections

by McMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMcMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage.They ha

Type-I interferon stops immune system from 'going rogue' during viral infections

by McMaster UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMcMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage.They ha
How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIA

How does SARS-CoV-2 evade our immune defenses?

by John Hewitt , Medical XpressColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIA
Drug repurposing research offers new hope in the fight against RSV

Drug repurposing research offers new hope in the fight against RSV

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungIdentification of drug repurposing candidates.AScreening and validation procedure.BHEp-2 cells wer

Drug repurposing research offers new hope in the fight against RSV

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungIdentification of drug repurposing candidates.AScreening and validation procedure.BHEp-2 cells wer
Harnessing human evolution to advance precision medicine

Harnessing human evolution to advance precision medicine

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPeople who visit the Andes Mountain Range in South America can feel the physical effects of lower oxygen levels at higher altitudes. However, some people wh

Harnessing human evolution to advance precision medicine

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPeople who visit the Andes Mountain Range in South America can feel the physical effects of lower oxygen levels at higher altitudes. However, some people wh
Study links key gene to protection from severe illness and death from COVID infections in men under age 75

Study links key gene to protection from severe illness and death from COVID infections in men under age 75

by David March,NYU Langone HealthGraphical Abstract. Credit:The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2024). DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae031A certain variant of a key anti-inflammatory gene pro

Study links key gene to protection from severe illness and death from COVID infections in men under age 75

by David March,NYU Langone HealthGraphical Abstract. Credit:The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2024). DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiae031A certain variant of a key anti-inflammatory gene pro
Study shows promise for a universal influenza vaccine: Scientists validate theory using 1918 flu virus

Study shows promise for a universal influenza vaccine: Scientists validate theory using 1918 flu virus

byOregon Health & Science UniversityJonah Sacha, Ph.D., senior co-author of a study published today in the journalNature Communications, says the research could lead to a universal inf

Study shows promise for a universal influenza vaccine: Scientists validate theory using 1918 flu virus

byOregon Health & Science UniversityJonah Sacha, Ph.D., senior co-author of a study published today in the journalNature Communications, says the research could lead to a universal inf
Ultrafine particles linked to over 1,000 deaths per year in Canada's two largest cities

Ultrafine particles linked to over 1,000 deaths per year in Canada's two largest cities

byMcGill UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada's two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per

Ultrafine particles linked to over 1,000 deaths per year in Canada's two largest cities

byMcGill UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada's two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per
Multiple organ attack and immune dysregulation: Study reveals how the chikungunya virus leads to death

Multiple organ attack and immune dysregulation: Study reveals how the chikungunya virus leads to death

by Julia Moióli,FAPESPCredit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.02.011The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and res

Multiple organ attack and immune dysregulation: Study reveals how the chikungunya virus leads to death

by Julia Moióli,FAPESPCredit:Cell Host & Microbe(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.02.011The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and res