Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple days in a row across large swathes of the country. Heatwaves are a deadly threat to humans, disproportionately impacting older people and those with…
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COVID-19 immunity has often been misunderstood as broadly protective against other coronaviruses, including those that cause the common cold. While SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the same viral family as seasonal coronaviruses, immune protection does not spread evenly across that group. Instead,…
The immune system provides constant surveillance for the body, aiming to spot and eliminate disease-causing microbes or cancerous cells. But tumour cells develop many features that help them hide from the immune system to avoid being detected and killed. “It’s…
