A Better Mucus Model
A Better Mucus Model
A more realistic model of the mucus layer that lines the lungs and gut could provide important insights into the function of this critical defensive barrier.
A more realistic model of the mucus layer that lines the lungs and gut could provide important insights into the function of this critical defensive barrier.
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A Mosquito Protein Facilitates Zika Infection
Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, PhD | Aug 14, 2024 | 3 min read
A salivary protein in mosquitos can suppress host immune activity and aid viral transmission.
Obesity Alters the Course of Influenza Infections
Hannah Thomasy, PhD | Aug 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Researchers explored the effects of obesity on the lung microenvironment in ferrets, searching for new therapeutic targets to protect vulnerable populations.
COVID-19: Lessons Learned
The Scientist | 2 min read
An expert panel will discuss what researchers have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons remain for the future.
Lose the Fat and Curb Parasitic Infection
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Trypanosoma brucei infection induces fat breakdown, but this strategy benefits the host.
Revealing Immune Responses with Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire Profiling
Cellecta, Inc. | Oct 19, 2023 | 1 min read
Immune receptor repertoire profiling is an important analytic tool for disease research in many areas, including cancer, cell and organ transplantation, autoimmunity, and infectious disease.
Cell-Free DNA as Disease Biomarkers
The Scientist | 1 min read
In this webinar, Stella Goulopoulou and Iwijn de Vlaminck will discuss how they analyze cell-free DNA to identify biomarkers of various diseases and their complications, including preeclampsia, COVID-19, and transplant rejections.
Jiggling Bacteria Reveal Antibiotic Resistance
Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD | Jul 5, 2023 | 1 min read
Finding an effective antibiotic against an infection can easily take 24 hours. Faster testing could save lives and help doctors avoid broad-spectrum antibiotics, which can foster resistance.
Death by Illumination
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jan 9, 2023 | 3 min read
Researchers use blue light therapy to treat infected burn wounds.
A Double-Edged Sword: When the Immune System Turns Against Us
The Scientist | 1 min read
Klaus Ley and Neeloffer Mookherjee will explore the relationships between inflammation, autoimmunity, and pathology.
How Intracellular Bacteria Hijack Your Cells
Catherine Offord | Dec 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Scientists studying pathogens such as Chlamydia, Legionella, and Listeria get a master class in how to control the internal workings of mammalian cells.
Infographic: Intracellular Bacteria’s Tricks for Host Manipulation
Catherine Offord | Dec 1, 2022 | 2 min read
Various microbes, including several human pathogens, hijack the cell’s skeleton, membranes, and protein-making machinery to make themselves at home.
Understanding Immune-Mediated Damage After Respiratory Infection
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with 10x Genomics | 1 min read
Paul Thomas from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will discuss how he used single cell and spatial transcriptomics to discover the underlying mechanism of an inflammatory immune response in the lungs.
Leprosy Bacterium Rejuvenates Armadillos’ Livers
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Nov 15, 2022 | 4 min read
Mycobacterium leprae appeared to reprogram the animals’ livers to a state partially resembling early development, resulting in healthy organ growth.
Flu/RSV Coinfection Produces Hybrid Virus that Evades Immune Defenses
Catherine Offord | Oct 25, 2022 | 2 min read
When fused to RSV, influenza A virus is better able to escape antibodies that usually neutralize it, an in vitro study finds.
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Is a Winter COVID-19 Case Surge Coming?
Katherine Irving | Oct 17, 2022 | 3 min read
Low booster rates and immune-evading SARS-CoV-2 variants could spell bad news, experts say.
Unprecedented Avian Flu Epidemic Could Presage Year-Round Outbreaks
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Oct 4, 2022 | 2 min read
Nearly 50 million birds have been culled amid efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus, which continues to ravage the Northern Hemisphere.
Registry Review Casts Doubt on Causal Link Between Maternal Infection and Autism
Charles Q. Choi, Spectrum | Sep 26, 2022 | 4 min read
Maternal infection during pregnancy may be associated with autism, as previous studies have suggested—but perhaps not in a causal way.
Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak After Fatality
Katherine Irving | Sep 20, 2022 | 2 min read
The outbreak of the Sudan strain of ebolavirus, which includes eight other suspected cases, is the first to hit Uganda in more than a decade.
Malarial Host-Parasite Clash Causes Deadly Blood Sugar Drop
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 min read
Scientists say they have finally figured out why some people with severe malaria end up with dangerous hypoglycemia, also reporting that the condition starves the parasite into changing tactics from virulence to transmission.