There has been a lot of focus on communicating virology concepts to the general public in order to increase awareness about ...

Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms? A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend off invading pathogens.

The study of immune biology in the context of infectious and inflammatory diseases is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field. Current research is focused on unravelling the complex mechanisms by which ...

Infectious and non-infectious respiratory diseases are regarded as accelerated-age conditions in which chronic inflammation, exacerbated/dysregulated immune responses, and immunological senescence ...

Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Innsbruck discovered that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks three important host proteins that dampen the activity of the complement ...