A recently discovered set of monoclonal antibodies for ebolaviruses provides a key not only for untreated strains of ebola but also for many other viruses as well.
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Innate Lymphoid Cells (ILCs): Guardians Against Infection
This is part three of a series on the immune processes that protect our gut in the face of SARS-CoV-2 and other infections. Here, we give an overview of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), a recently discovered family of innate immune cells.
Black People With Cancer Have Poorer Covid-19 Outcomes
Black patients were more likely to be prescribed treatments for Covid-19 which were ultimately found to not work.
Imaging the Brain: What Brain Scans Reveal About the Consequences of Covid-19
A recent report from the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reviews the likely mechanisms underlying structural damage to the brain caused by Covid-19. Researchers are confident that for a majority of people these deficits will not be permanent or unresponsiv…
A Primary Defense Against SARS-CoV-2: Defensins
Recent research suggests that a family of proteins called defensins are a crucial tool in our body’s defense against SARS-CoV-2.
England Reports Case Of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
The disease is carried by infected ticks and was found in a woman who had recently traveled to the U.K. from central Asia.
How Your Gut Protects You from Myriads Of Microbes.
Covid-19 affects many organs throughout the body, including those of our gastrointestinal tract. This is part two of a series on the immune processes that protect our gut in the face of SARS-CoV-2 and other infections.
Innate And Adaptive Immunity In The Human Intestine
Covid-19 affects many organs throughout the body, including those of our gastrointestinal tract. Here we give an overview of the various immune processes in charge of protecting our gut in the face of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Antibodies Team Up Against Omicron
Here we address Omicron’s evasion of monoclonal antibody neutralization and how to overcome this viral trait.
En Garde For SARS-CoV-2 Chimeras (Recombinants)
Here we discuss recent reports of recombinants between Delta and Omicron.
