The intense reaction of one of the lungs’ guardians against infection may help explain why COVID-19 can become severe. The guardians, immune cells called interstitial macrophages, patrol lung tissue.

Smoking cigarettes is known to increase risks of severe COVID-19 and death, and now new microscopic photos that zoom into a human airway tissue model reveals why that’s the case. Five young, healthy, ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside the human body that plays a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Recent discoveries point to the importance of innate ...