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Heart problems associated with flu have been shown not to be caused by raging inflammation in the lungs, as has long been predicted, but by direct influenza infection of cardiac cells.

A protein called gasdermin A has been shown to induce a type of cell death in skin cells that promotes immune cell movement to the site of cell death.

Microbes in different soils might use different metabolic pathways to process nutrients, respire and grow, according to new research.

Release of bacterial DNA from the gut microbiome to host cells helps activate the innate immune pathway for DNA sensing, keeping the immune system poised in case of infection.

A new study has characterized samples of the influenza virus that ravaged the world’s population in 1918, revealing information about the pandemic's spread and also highlighting a link between that viral strain and the seasonal flu that circulates each winter.

Researchers know that the KaiC protein is key for regulating the circadian clock in cyanobacteria, but until now the precise mechanisms of its activation and inactivation have remained unknown.

Modeling T cell behavior can help to predict patient outcomes in response to immunotherapy, which enables different rational approaches to designing therapeutics.

A Phase one trial has been launched to test a new preventative vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus, one of the most common human viruses.

Scientists have isolated the Lloviu virus – a close relative of Ebola virus – for the first time, highlighting the need for future research to ensure pandemic preparedness.

TB kills elephants worldwide and transmission to humans has been reported. Using the TB diagnostics applied to humans, such as chest X-rays, is difficult in elephants so researchers have been looking for a serum antibody test.