At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, information began to trickle in about who was at higher risk of a dangerous outcome from infection: men, those over 65, smokers, those with obesity. It turns out ...

Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) is a sustained illness (6-months or more) where the patient has persistent fatigue with worsening symptoms after activity. A few symptoms ...

The immune system regulates disease response throughout our bodies. Interestingly, two separate responses act as barriers to prevent the spread of infections. When first introduced to a disease, the ...

From inflammatory signals to genetic risk, emerging research is revealing how the immune system may shape psychiatric illness and why future treatments may need to target the biology of specific ...

Older adults are much more likely to become seriously ill from flu or COVID because aging lung cells can drive excessive immune responses, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San ...

In this video, James Fernandez, MD, PhD, discusses how comorbidities impact quality of life in patients with humoral immunodeficiency.

The NF‑κB family is a master regulator of innate and adaptive immunity. Its aberrant activation-via canonical or non‑canonical pathways-drives chronic ...

When a patient enters the emergency department in critical condition, doctors must quickly run through a crucial list of questions: Does the patient have an infection? If so, is it bacterial or viral?