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Ipsilateral vaccination improves response to second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers examine whether the involvement of the ipsilateral or contralateral lymph nodes affected the immune response during sequential vaccination.

16 Mar 2023

Purine metabolite xanthine may play a role in Th17 cell differentiation in the gut

The gut is home to a cast of microbes that influence health and disease. Some types of microorganisms are thought to contribute to the development of inflammatory conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the exact cascade of events that leads from microbes to immune cells to disease remains mysterious.

16 Mar 2023

Four COVID-19 booster doses most effective way to prevent critical Omicron BA.5

A study published in JAMA Network Open explores the protective efficacy of previous exposure to omicron subvariants and booster vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) omicron BA.5 infection.

15 Mar 2023

Children's immunity to COVID-19 provided by common colds

During the pandemic, it became clear that children who contracted COVID-19 became less ill than adults.

15 Mar 2023

Lassa virus vaccine induces rapid protection in an animal model

Scientists have developed a novel Lassa vaccine using a recombinant measles virus and tested its protective efficacy against Lassa fever. A single vaccine dose has been found to induce a rapid and robust immune response in monkeys with pre-existing immunity against the measles virus.

14 Mar 2023

How does the gut microbiome affect muscle strength?

Researchers use fecal microbiome transplantation in mouse models to examine the role of gut microbiota in determining muscle strength.

14 Mar 2023

Researchers model possible COVID-19 trajectories for 2023

Researchers model predictions of the COVID-19 pandemic trajectory under different variant and intervention scenarios.

14 Mar 2023

XBP1s plays a key role in controlling IL-15-mediated NK cell survival, study shows

A new study published in Science Immunology points to a promising therapeutic approach for future cancer treatments based on natural killer cells (NK), which are immune cells that bind to tumor cells and destroy them.

14 Mar 2023

Spike-induced humoral immunity and its association with antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity potency

A new study aimed to analyze the qualitative and quantitative impact of S-induced humoral immunity along with its ADCC capability in individuals who received a vaccination, recovered from an infection, or both.

14 Mar 2023

Study suggests mRNA vaccines decouple SARS-CoV-2 immunity from autoantibody responses observed during acute COVID-19

Researchers investigated whether mRNA technology-based COVID-19 vaccines promote the development of autoantibodies.

14 Mar 2023

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 causes DNA damage and elicits an altered DNA damage response

Researchers assessed the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and DNA damage and cellular senescence.

14 Mar 2023

Oral host responses to SARS-CoV-2 predict progression of COVID-19

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers at the University of North Carolina and the National Institutes of Health determined the associations between oral severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), oral antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms.

14 Mar 2023

Kinetics of successive SARS-CoV-2 infections

Researchers compare viral kinetics of successive SARS-CoV-2 infections.

13 Mar 2023

Study suggests a new way to develop intra-tumor immunotherapies to fight head and neck cancer

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health have identified a strong association between the product of a gene expressed in most cancers, including the most common type of head and neck cancer, and elevated levels of white blood cells that produce antibodies within tumors.

13 Mar 2023

Sufficient sleep could improve the body's response to vaccination

How strongly a vaccine protects you may depend on getting enough sleep in the days before and after inoculation, finds a new meta-analysis examining the relationship between sleep duration and the body's response to vaccination.

13 Mar 2023

New influenza virus strain concocted in animals could be the cause of next human pandemic

The next pandemic that cascades through the human population could be caused by a new influenza virus strain concocted in animals, against which humans will have little to no immunity.

13 Mar 2023

SARS-CoV-2 replication persists for weeks in lungs after symptom onset in severe COVID-19

Researchers observe persistent SARS-CoV-2 replication in severe COVID-19 patient lungs.

13 Mar 2023

How effective are monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster doses against Omicron-associated severe outcomes among adults?

Researchers from Canada investigated the efficacy of booster doses of the monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in preventing hospitalization and death during the dominance of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

10 Mar 2023

Montana considers new wave of legislation to loosen vaccination rules

When Deb Horning's youngest daughter was 5, she got her measles, mumps, and rubella shot like many other kindergartners. But unlike many other moms, Horning had to stay away from her daughter for a week after the shot.

10 Mar 2023

Investigating the impact of COVID-19 vaccinations in immunocompromised adult patients

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the impact of third and fourth coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination doses on immunity against COVID-19 among immunocompromised adult patients.

9 Mar 2023

immunity News and Research

Ipsilateral vaccination improves response to second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Purine metabolite xanthine may play a role in Th17 cell differentiation in the gut

Four COVID-19 booster doses most effective way to prevent critical Omicron BA.5

Children's immunity to COVID-19 provided by common colds

Lassa virus vaccine induces rapid protection in an animal model

How does the gut microbiome affect muscle strength?

Researchers model possible COVID-19 trajectories for 2023

XBP1s plays a key role in controlling IL-15-mediated NK cell survival, study shows

Spike-induced humoral immunity and its association with antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity potency

Study suggests mRNA vaccines decouple SARS-CoV-2 immunity from autoantibody responses observed during acute COVID-19

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 causes DNA damage and elicits an altered DNA damage response

Oral host responses to SARS-CoV-2 predict progression of COVID-19

Kinetics of successive SARS-CoV-2 infections

Study suggests a new way to develop intra-tumor immunotherapies to fight head and neck cancer

Sufficient sleep could improve the body's response to vaccination

New influenza virus strain concocted in animals could be the cause of next human pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 replication persists for weeks in lungs after symptom onset in severe COVID-19

How effective are monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster doses against Omicron-associated severe outcomes among adults?

Montana considers new wave of legislation to loosen vaccination rules

Investigating the impact of COVID-19 vaccinations in immunocompromised adult patients

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