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Can a bat protein treat human inflammation?

A bat protein called ASC2 has a powerful ability to inhibit inflammasomes in mice, thereby limiting inflammation.

“We need a better vaccine, one that provides years of robust protection with fewer booster shots against a variety of SARS-CoV-2 strains.”

Researchers dig into what they’ve learned after a year of studying long COVID—as well as what they don’t know about the condition.

Contrary to claims by anti-vaccine proponents, COVID-19 vaccines pose only a trivial risk of blood clots, new research shows.

Contrary to claims by anti-vaccine proponents, COVID-19 vaccines pose only a trivial risk of blood clots, new research shows.

Nearly 1 million people die from hepatitis B virus every year. A new way to study it could speed up progress toward a cure.

Piggybacking on the highly effective vaccines for rotavirus, which also causes diarrhea, could produce a norovirus vaccine.

Babies have more than 200 previously unknown viral families within their intestines, according to new research.

Candidates for vaccines to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults could be getting FDA approval soon.

Candidates for vaccines to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults could be getting FDA approval soon.