A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world
Features
The Immune Havoc of COVID-19
The virus flourishes by undermining the body’s chemical defense system
How Immunocompromised People without Strong Vaccine Protection Are Coping with COVID
People with diseases or treatments that suppress their immune system cannot count on the same protection most vaccinated people have
Artificial Proteins Never Seen in the Natural World Are Becoming New COVID Vaccines and Medicines
Researchers have begun to crack the code of protein structure, allowing them to remake, well, everything
Messenger RNA Therapies Are Finally Fulfilling Their Promise
Instructing our cells to make specific proteins could control influenza, autoimmune diseases, even cancer
After COVID-19 Successes, Researchers Push to Develop mRNA Vaccines for Other Diseases
mRNA vaccines are now in the limelight as a key tool for tackling COVID-19, but the technology was originally developed for other diseases, such as cancer, that researchers are now hoping to treat...
Could a Single Live Vaccine Protect against a Multitude of Diseases?
A controversial theory holds that one immunization, given properly, can protect against many diseases besides its target
Sewage Shows the Way to a Novel Diabetes Vaccine
Viruses found in contaminated water may protect against type 1 diabetes
A Shot against Cancer
Enhancing the body’s own immune system is leading to promising results in the battle against malignancy
In Autoimmune Disease, Organs May Lure the Immune System into an Attack
New evidence indicates that target cells may play a role in their own destruction
Why Nearly 80 Percent of Autoimmune Sufferers Are Female
The effects of sex hormones, X chromosomes and different gut microbes may be parts of the answer
Targeted Treatments for Autoimmune Disease Make Progress
By aiming at specific genes or cells, researchers can boost effectiveness and reduce side effects
The Terrible Toll of 76 Autoimmune Diseases
About 80 conditions can be described as autoimmune disorders, although definitions are still changing
The Brain Has a Special Kind of Memory for Past Infections
This form of recall may control immune responses beyond the central nervous system
The Seventh Sense
Long thought to be divorced from the brain, the immune system turns out to be intimately involved in its functioning
Viruses Can Help Us as Well as Harm Us
Experts are figuring out how to exploit the 380 trillion viruses that make up the human virome
Departments
- From the Editor
Immune System Master Class
- The Science of Health
Extreme Flu? Weird Encephalitis? It May Be Your Genes
How to Boost Your Immunity
- News
How to Kill HIV: Target Its "Influencers"
'Inflammation Clock' Can Reveal Body's Biological Age
- Opinion
The Next Wave of Immuno-Oncology
Cancer Therapy in 2020
Are We Innately Immune to Cancer?
