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Early findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupus.

The question: Can humidifiers help prevent the spread of viruses that can cause colds, flu and other illnesses?

Two Immunobiology PhD students, Sasha Tabachnikova, BA, and Lena Wirth, BS, have been awarded the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Awards (F31) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). F31 funding awards from the NIH are designed to help promising predoctoral students develop into productive, independent research scientists through mentored research training while conducting dissertation research.

Akiko Iwasaki and Priyamvada Natarajan have been named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” list for 2025.

The last half of the 20th century saw a sea change in our capacity to fight disease and improve health. The bedrock for this development was the consistent support for biomedical research, and the nation has benefited from scientific discoveries that have been translated into treatments for previously untreatable conditions. Since our inception in 1998, Women’s Health Research at Yale (WHRY) has initiated and supported such research on health conditions that directly affect communities all over the country. In particular, we have focused on advancing our understanding of women’s health and on sex differences in health and disease that inform our understanding and treatment of disorders in women and men.

A new Yale study shows that nasal boosters can create strong local immune protection in the lungs and airways for respiratory diseases like COVID-19.

A novel decentralized clinical trial found that Paxlovid was ineffective in alleviating Long COVID symptoms but underscored the importance of a patient-centered approach.

Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), has devoted her career to studying vaccines, to ward off infectious diseases. In this video, Dr. Iwasaki shares insight about breakthroughs in understanding Long COVID, and the importance of diverse voices in science.