A large retrospective study of more than 162,000 asthma patients in the Bronx found that asthma exacerbations dropped sharply ...

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

Approximately one in seven adults in the United States has kidney disease, where the organs responsible for filtering waste ...

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

In a study published today in Science Translational Medicine, scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) report that the two respiratory viruses trigger ...

An analysis comparing the effects of influenza versus COVID-19 in mice found differences in how lungs heal after infection and potentially shed light on why COVID-19 causes neurological issues such as ...

Researchers discover that COVID-19 uniquely causes brain inflammation and disrupts serotonin/dopamine pathways, explaining "brain fog" in Long COVID.

One potential new treatment could be a game-changer when it comes to universal protection against a variety of illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza, and spring pollen.

Nipah virus was first identified in 1998 during an outbreak among pig farmers in Malaysia. Later, pteropus bat populations have been identified as its primary reservoir. How do factors like ecological ...

But if researchers can achieve similar results in people, one vaccine, administered via nose, could someday replace multiple ...

Most vaccines work like a “wanted” poster. They show the immune system a specific feature of a microbe so it can recognize ...

Trained immunity is an emerging field that describes the innate immune system’s ability to develop memory-like characteristics following exposure to ...