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Vaccines work by teaching your immune system about new viruses. Your immune cells are very clever – they will remember what they learnt, and protect you if you encounter that virus in the future.
Patients suffering from severe COVID-19 may be experiencing a rogue antibody response similar to that seen in autoimmune diseases. The findings offer new approaches for COVID-19 therapy.
Our first exposure to a pathogen, either naturally or via vaccination, can affect how our immune system responds in the future to the same or similar pathogens.
The president and first lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Here’s what the physicians and scientists know about the best treatments for the disease it causes.
Older coronavirus patients face grimmer outlooks. A virologist explains the aging-related changes in how immune systems work that are to blame.
Antibodies are great for neutralizing viruses. But they are big and bulky. Antibody engineers are now creating smaller synthetic antibody-like molecules that may be better for fighting COVID-19.
Several vaccines are in Phase 3 trials. So when will we know whether any of these will protect against COVID-19?
Many of us don’t get an adequate amount of nutrients.
Not all vaccines will work so well in all people. That’s why we need large-scale clinical trials to test candidate vaccines in thousands of people.
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?
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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 in Biomedical Sciences, University of Manchester
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Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London
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Biochemistry & Immunology Lecturer, Swansea University
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Research associate, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Brown University
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Professor of Immunology and Director of the Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University
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Professional Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow in Immunology, University of Tasmania
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Director, Children’s Health and Environment Program and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Children’s Health and Environment, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Biology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
