Can humans develop immunity to novel coronavirus after being infected?

A study showed monkeys who recovered from the virus did not get infected a second time

What is ‘noma’, the latest addition to WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases

The severe gangrenous disease of mouth and face has 90% mortality rate and is associated with extreme poverty, malnutrition

Forests can increase human immunity against pandemics like COVID-19

Our analysis shows that most of the COVID-affected areas in India are in states with lesser forest cover and vice versa

Herbal products can help in dealing with COVID-19, if they are made trustworthy

Herbal products can increase our immune responses; however, we first need authenticity, a proper scientific approach, strict governmental …

COVID-19 fallout: Immune amnesia may be lurking amid millions of missing measles shots

Measles infects & destroys memory & memory-like cells, erasing recollection of past encounters with various microbes & vaccines  …

Immune cells isolated in sea corals, anemones for the 1st time

At least three per cent of the total cell population of these organisms fight infections  

Early human trial of COVID-19 vaccine gives positive results

Developed by Beijing-based firm, the vaccine shows development of both forms of immunity  

Diet and cancer: New study shows how high-fat diet promotes tumour growth in mice

MHC cells activate the immune system to destroy bad cells; a high-fat diet suppressed their levels in intestinal cells in mice, the study …

COVID-19 vaccines: How Pfizer and Moderna’s 95% effective mRNA shots work

Should we expect the pandemic to be over once a vaccine is available for public use? Not exactly. A vaccine will not be perfect, and it takes …

COVID-19 and pregnancy: What happens to your immune system

The foetus is well protected from the passage of SARS-CoV-2 from mother to child, according to studies 

COVID-19: 3 distinct immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 identified

The discovery could help predict the trajectory of disease in severe cases and ultimately inform treatment decisions