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Three new studies show corticosteroids can reduce deaths in critically ill COVID-19 patients. But what about other patients?
The immune system is trained to destroy viruses, even when they carry therapeutic cargo as is the case in gene therapy. Now researchers have figured out how to dial down the immune response.
If antibody levels drop dramatically after an infection, what does that mean for immunity? An expert explains how B and T cells contribute to immunity and why antibodies don’t tell the full story.
Scientists were not surprised by reports on coronavirus reinfection; the lack of symptoms on reinfection is encouraging.
Researchers discover clues to the origin of inflammatory bowel disease and a possible strategy for treatment.
Some people’s blood can mount an immune response against SARS-CoV-2, even if those blood samples were taken from before the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Life in a honey bee hive is all about cooperating for the collective good.
Your immune system changes when you are pregnant, and this may help protect you and your child from COVID-19 – but we need more research to understand this better.
Some people who have never had COVID-19 have the antibodies to fight it – possibly from an earlier infection with a different coronavirus.
Many patients suffering from COVID-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of smell to delirium to a higher risk of stroke. Down the road, will COVID-19 survivors face a wave of cognitive issues?
We’re cleaning and washing our hands perhaps more than we ever have before. But suggestions that all this this extra hygiene could weaken our immune systems are unfounded.
Research shows that children can become infected with the coronavirus and spread it to others. Though rare, some kids do become severely ill and a few have died from COVID-19.
It’s hard to discuss COVID without referring to white blood cells. Here is a primer on the two you need to know about.
Nanoparticles dressed up in cell membranes snag SARS-CoV-2 virus particles before they reach human cells.
The cutting-edge tools could greatly expand our understanding of different species’ immune systems, and also help humans prepare for future disease outbreaks.
There is speculation about whether a population can achieve some sort of immunity to the virus with as little as 20% infected.
If you have had COVID-19 already, are you protected from another bout of the illness? And is the presence of antibodies in your blood a guarantee of immunity?
Just focusing on spike proteins might not offer the complete immunity.
OM85 harnesses molecules extracted from bacteria, and has shown promise in preventing severe respiratory infections. It seems to work by training the immune system.
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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