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Why are patients with autoimmune diseases more susceptible to mental health disorders? How does the immune system contribute to brain function, and how can this go "wrong"? These questions have been pondered by a group of scientists who reduced anxiety in a mouse model by targeting the immune system.

Researchers at University Hospital Southampton (UHS) and the University of Southampton are set to begin trials of a vaccine pioneered in the UK which could protect against COVID-19.

Scientists have developed a new way of mapping the molecules on the surface of tumor cells that flag their presence to the immune system.

Researchers uncover a key mechanism that regulates PD-L1, a protein that helps cancerous cells evade detection by the immune system and is the target of several immunotherapy drugs

An investigational vaccine called ChAdOx1 MERS protected two groups of rhesus macaques from disease caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS-CoV is a relative of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Scientists at the University of Groningen have now used advanced simulations to investigate how lipoplexes deliver DNA fragments into cells. The results, which were published in the journal eLife, can be used to improve their efficiency.

Researchers have isolated nanobodies which bind to the “spike” protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which can be used to improve imaging of the virus.

The National Institutes of Health and the Foundation for the NIH are bringing together leading biopharmaceutical companies, the Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency to develop an international strategy for a coordinated research response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered a novel means by which bacterial colonies in the small intestine support the generation of regulatory T cells—immune cells that suppress autoimmune reactions and inflammation.

Scientists from DTU Biosustain prove that psilocybin, a potential drug for treating depression and other psychological conditions can be produced in yeast.