A new study explores the interactions between airway cells and immune cells at the molecular level to identify why some people are at risk of severe COVID-19 while others are not.Share on PinterestDoes an overactive immune response increase a person’s risk of severe COVID-19?There is plenty of evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus, affects individuals…
What makes a human body? According to researchers, human cells tell but half the story. The other half involves the myriad of microorganisms that make up the microbiota — “alien” environments all over our bodies that, as long as there is a healthy balance, help us thrive.Share on PinterestResearchers continue to investigate the role of…
When a sufficiently large proportion of a population becomes immune to an infection, it can no longer spread. A new modeling study suggests that the threshold for achieving herd immunity for COVID-19 is much lower than scientists had assumed.Share on PinterestNew research suggests that herd immunity may be more achievable than previously believed.As governments around…
The bacteria living in our guts play a major role in health, and some studies have found an association between ethnicity and the makeup of these microbial communities. So will doctors of the future prescribe ethnicity-specific probiotics?Share on PinterestWe examine the evidence on the connection between ethnicity and the composition of gut bacteria.We share our…
A new study in mice has revealed that muscle mass may help maintain a strong immune system.Share on PinterestResearch in mice suggests that stronger muscles may boost the body’s immunity.New research in mice has revealed that strong skeletal muscles play an important role in maintaining an effective immune system. This is particularly the case during…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…