Pathogenesis of Vascular Infections Unit has the following research output in the current window (1 November 2024 - 31 October 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles ...

After the 2019 outbreak, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as the largest pandemic since the 1918 influenza outbreak. One of the unique aspects of this virus is that ...

Virus-associated cancers are a significant and persistent global health challenge, providing unique insight into the relationship between chronic infection ...

Sepsis, a common complication following burns, trauma, and major surgery, remains the leading cause of death among critically ill patients. Globally, there are about 48.9 million sepsis patients and ...

A recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server reported that helminth exposure enhances viral clearance and survival of mice challenged with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

Researchers from the Peking University Health Science Center have developed a murine model of RSV infection based on the knockout of the Rag2 gene using CRISPR/Cas9 (Rag2-/- mice).

Acid, bile, pancreatic juice, and IgA in the gut lumen, the tight junctions between intestinal epithelial cells, and immune cells in the lamina propria normally work in conjunction to prevent the ...

COVID-19 is a complex multi-phase disease. In most people an early innate immune response transitions into a broadly effective adaptive immune response that controls the virus. However, 20-30% of ...

The management of many medical and surgical conditions often involves long-term infusion of intravenous fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents for cancer, critical care therapies, ...

An academic offering their first trade book does better business with a "Big Idea". It need not be entirely new: an update will do. And it’s fair to regard Jonathan Kennedy’s big idea here – the one ...

This is one of a series of articles in which reporters from WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk answer questions about vaccines and COVID-19 submitted by you, our audience. In the last few weeks, a new idea ...