As the world faces an impending wave of COVID cases due to omicron, scientists are racing to assess vaccine efficacy against the new variant. In a new study, Rockefeller scientists report on their comprehensive analysis of ...
Dec 17, 2021
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In the early days of the pandemic, with commercial COVID tests in short supply, Rockefeller University's Robert B. Darnell developed an in-house assay to identify positive cases within the Rockefeller community. It turned ...
Sep 14, 2021
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For most people who contract it, dengue fever is a relatively mild-mannered disease—at least the first time around. For some, however, a subsequent infection by the virus unleashes a vicious and potentially deadly illness.
Jan 31, 2017
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It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: What manifests as minor, flu-like symptoms in some individuals spirals into severe disease, disability, and even death in others. A new paper published in Nature may explain the ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Part of the reason people find smoking difficult to quit is that each time they have a cigarette, feelings of craving, irritability and anxiety melt away. This component of addiction is known as negative reward and is controlled ...
Dec 1, 2015
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In the brain, as in business, connections are everything. To maintain cellular associates, the outer surface of a neuron, its membrane, must express particular proteins—proverbial hands that reach out and greet nearby cells. ...
Sep 22, 2018
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The immune system is programmed to rid the body of biological bad guys—like viruses and dangerous bacteria—but its precision isn't guaranteed. In the tens of millions of Americans suffering from autoimmune diseases, the ...
May 29, 2019
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In the first results to emerge from HIV patient trials of a new generation of so-called broadly neutralizing antibodies, Rockefeller University researchers have found the experimental therapy can dramatically reduce the amount ...
Apr 8, 2015
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Is the solution to the obesity epidemic all in our heads? A study by researchers at The Rockefeller University suggests that it might be.
Jul 28, 2017
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The 10 trillion bacteria living in your digestive system may not be human, but they seem to be as integral to your body as your heart or liver. A growing number of studies are finding that microbes in the gut directly influence ...
Sep 14, 2020
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