A new study suggests that people infected with a rhinovirus are temporarily less likely to catch Covid. © Freepik As annoying as catching a cold may be, there could ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling at the ...

Lupus is an autoimmune condition that causes chronic inflammation in many parts of the body, like the skin, joints, heart, kidneys, and lungs. That can lead to a constellation of symptoms and ...

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 ...

When cells expire, they leave behind an activity log of sorts: RNA expelled into blood plasma that reveals changes in gene expression, cellular signaling, tissue injury and other biological processes.

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 ...

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 ...

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy-and researchers are uncovering why. In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team ...

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A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy—and researchers are uncovering why. In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team ...

Side-by-side illustration of the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV, left), which has potent cancer-fighting effects, and the closely related cowpea cholorotic virus (CCMV, right), which does not exhibit ...