Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body's important inflammatory responses. Their findings, published in the ...

A new study in rhesus macaques shows how the COVID-19 virus can enter the brain and cause inflammation of brain cells, especially in aged macaques. (CNPRC photo) SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, caused ...

Heart damage is common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, leading many to wonder how the virus affects the heart. Now, researchers have found that the spike protein from the severe acute ...

The immune system has two separate responses, which are orchestrated to optimize protection against pathogens. The first response is known as innate immuni | Immunology ...

Spread the loveThe Shingrix vaccine, primarily known for its role in preventing shingles, has recently been linked to a surprising benefit: the suppression of inflammaging. This phenomenon, ...

New research led by a team from New York University has found evidence a common viral infection can trigger inflammatory bowel disease in genetically susceptible people. Across a series of mouse ...

We typically think of SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen that causes COVID, as a respiratory virus. That makes sense, given that it is airborne and typically infects humans via the nose and lungs, and causes ...