Interferon-α nasal spray was safe and effective in reducing COVID-19 risk by 40% in patients with cancer, demonstrating its potential as an additional preventive strategy alongside vaccines and ...

Researchers have uncovered why older adults are more vulnerable to severe flu. The culprit is a protein called ApoD, which rises with age and disrupts the body’s ability to fight infection. This ...

This article has been corrected to reflect the correct spelling of Dr. Elias Sayour's name. A universal vaccine developed by UF scientists has shown breakthrough results for cancer treatment. Even ...

DAILY prophylaxis with interferon-alpha (IFN-α) nasal spray significantly reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection in adult patients with cancer, according to findings from a randomized, double-blinded, ...

As annoying as catching a cold may be, there could be a silver lining. New research suggests that it may temporarily protect you from getting covid-19. Researchers revealed that individuals, ...

Inspired by a rare immune disorder, researchers headed by a team at Columbia University have created an antiviral with an mRNA delivery system that displays broad activity against Zika virus, SARS-CoV ...

Lupus, a relentless autoimmune disease, appears to mellow with age. While it aggressively targets organs with runaway interferon signaling in younger adults, researchers at UCSF have found that the ...

Cancer has ways of hijacking interferon signals and thus thwarting the anti-cancer immune response that follows — so the cancer vaccine acts as a kind of immune "reset," Sayour explained. The ...

Lupus is a “classic” autoimmune disease. It causes the immune system’s first-line viral defenses, known as interferons, to attack the body. Nearly every organ is at risk, leading to conditions like ...