Immunity to COVID-19 may be complicated. Here are the promises and pitfalls of antibody tests.
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We blame the coronavirus for the thousands of deaths, but it is actually a hyperactive immune reaction that is the cause of death. An immunologist explains.
Vaccine development is usually a long process. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing researchers to innovate and test potential vaccines faster than ever before.
Over-active immune response might be behind higher rates of life-threatening COVID-19 infections in patients with obesity.
Cytokines ensure our immune system responds effectively to pathogens in our bodies. But in some cases, cytokines can cause the immune system to over-react.
Some people’s immune systems aren’t able to stop foreign invaders, such as COVID-19, as well as the rest of the population. There are many reasons for this, including illness, medications and age.
University of Pittsburgh researchers are developing a vaccine patch for COVID-19 that is as easy to apply as a Band-Aid.
Different demographics are more or less vulnerable to serious complications from the coronavirus. A virologist explains the aging-related changes in how immune systems work that are to blame.
New research supports kidney transplants from HIV-positive donors to recipients with HIV.
An anthropologist works in American Samoa, taking advantage of the island’s longstanding tattoo culture to tease out the effects tattoos have on the body’s immune function.
With an ageing population, and the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, now is the time to be worried about sepsis.
Can your kids be too clean? Increases in allergies suggest so. But how much dirt is too much? A pediatric allergist explains the fascinating reasons the immune system needs dirt for training.
The 2018-2019 flu season was less deadly than the last. But the pattern of infection was unusual, thanks to the various strains circulating and the way flu shots work over time.
Scientific studies show that bats may carry “coronoviruses” causing SARS and MERS - without showing symptoms of disease. Could the bat immune system be key to human survival in future pandemics?
To get an effective vaccine for HIV/AIDS, scientists need to understand exactly how the virus works and immune system responds to it. African scientists have come one step closer.
A new evolutionary perspective on what’s been a medical paradox: Why does the body use inflammation to regulate aspects of pregnancy when inflammation is also a big threat to pregnancy?
New genetic technologies are letting us look at flu evolution right where it starts: within individual people, while they’re sick.
A few cancers vanish without any medical treatment. Researchers are studying these ‘spontaneous regressions’ to see if they can lead to new cancer treatments.
The immune system protects us from the constant onslaught of viruses, bacteria and other types of pathogens we encounter throughout life. But it can sometimes misbehave.
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Professor of Immunology and Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor of Viral Immunology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology, Colorado State University
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Associate professor, University of Bath
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Matilda R. Wilson Endowed Chair, Associate Professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University
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Programme Director for the Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE), University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Head: Division of General Surgery, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer; Biology and Health, University of Waterloo
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Research Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan
