Young infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) often become much sicker than those infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a study published in Science ...

The response to infection is highly variable from one individual to another. The Milieu Intérieur consortium, coordinated by Prof. Matthew Albert (Immunobiology of dendritic cells Unit, Institut ...

In the middle of a global pandemic, people now, more than ever, are invested in understanding how their immune system works. Although many questions remain in the field of immunology research, The Sun ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have discovered a biological pathway that helps explain why some bladder cancers do not respond well ...

When respiratory virus season hits, it’s fair to want to do everything you can to supercharge your immune system. But while supplements come up a lot, it’s hard to know which to choose. When it comes ...

Small food protein signals teach immune cells to accept food. The finding helps explain how the body prevents food allergies.

Study finds infants' immune systems respond very differently to the two viruses, with important treatment implications. During the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians observed that infants admitted with RSV ...

(L) co-corresponding author Octavio Ramilo, MD, St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases chair and (R) co-first author Asunción Mejías, MD, PhD, MsCS, St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases.