If the COVID-19 pandemic has done one thing, it’s made us all more familiar with some of the important players in the immune system. Antibodies, B cells, and T cells are among the best known parts of ...

Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help scientists better predict how COVID-19 will evolve.

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a method to understand how HIV and other viruses first begin to infect our cells, and that could help us prevent COVID-19 and ...

Covid-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and keep changing to try to get the upper hand on our immune systems. But we've changed, too. Our B cells and T cells, ...

Unexpected chilblains, unusual rashes, and flareups of existing conditions— Katharine Lang asks experts how the skin can react to covid infection “Covid toes”—swollen and itchy red or purple toes, or ...

A UVA Health study finds severe viral infections can prime the lungs for cancer, but vaccination appears to reduce that risk.

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The intense reaction of one of the lungs’ guardians against infection may help explain why COVID-19 can become severe. The guardians, immune cells called interstitial macrophages, patrol lung tissue.

Those who’ve dodged COVID-19 for more than four years may have a newly discovered immune response to thank. The results stem from a challenge trial: At the height of the pandemic in 2021, scientists ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that has the ability to infect human cells, raising concerns about its potential risks. A research team led by virologist Shi ...