Immunity

A new model can simulate thousands of ‘individuals’ – each with their own vaccination and infection histories – tailoring vaccine schedules as new COVID-19 variants emerge

Ants, beetles, and all other invertebrates have complex immune systems which can protect their offspring

For the first time, researchers show that immune cells help control blood flow, and may hold the key to treating conditions like diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and stroke

The BRACE trial is investigating whether it’s possible to predict who’s susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 variants – despite previous COVID-19 infection or vaccination

A new biobank will collect, process and store samples from people having their COVID-19 vaccine in order to help researchers better understand immunity to the virus

What are the implications of reinfection for vaccines, antibody passports and herd immunity?

Last week we looked at a well-documented case of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. This patient remained asymptomatic following the second experience, which clearly boosted his immunity. But what does it tell us about protective immunity in SARS-CoV-2

Antibody passports could be used to identify people who are vaccinated and are COVID-19 survivors. The body’s immune response helps guide which antibodies to look for in a ‘passport’

Researchers have uncovered new mechanisms behind how severe viral infections – like HIV and COVID-19 – as well as cancers can exhaust our immune systems

Researchers investigating why men are more prone to obesity and metabolic diseases have discovered the clearest mechanism yet for how the female and male immune systems operate differently