Terracotta funerary plaque, ca. 520-510 BC. Athenian. As deaths from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, many mourn loved ones to whom they were not able to say goodbye and because of social ...

Winn Chatham, MD (Professor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) and pediatrics colleague Dr. Randy Cron are testing a treatment to halt the potentially fatal immune over-reaction known as cytokine ...

Researchers have discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm -- the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 infection. As part of the COVID-19 International ...

To what extent do severe viral infections, e.g., influenza, result in a catabolic state such that cytokines like tumor necrosis factor, interleukin (IL)-2, and IL-6 cause bone marrow suppression, ...

New cancer approach: CRYSTAL nanoparticles use manganese to activate the immune system’s cGAS-STING pathway, targeting tumors without causing systemic inflammation. Promising preclinical results: In ...