Editorial overview: Viral immunology

Editorial overview: Viral pathogenesis.

Viral pathogenesis studies the mechanisms whereby a virus causes disease. More broadly, however, viral pathogenesis encompasses all the processes that occur when a virus infects a host, independently of whether disease is induced or not. Indeed, the process of infection is of interest per se, regardless of disease outcome. Moreover, it is becoming increasingly clear that viruses can interact wi...

Editorial overview: Molecular immunology: targeting the immune system.

It is only four decades ago that immunologists were nicknamed by their colleagues from biochemistry ‘immunosophists’ because they loved to discuss theories how the immune system may work at the chalkboard. This passion was probably nourished by the lack of mechanistic and molecular insights into exciting phenomena of the immune system. Important questions were: how are antigens recognized, how ...

Editorial overview.

Editorial overview

Computational analysis tools and decision support systems have increased their penetration in the support of clinical processes and management of medical data and knowledge. Applications range from adjunct tools for diagnosis and disease investigation to the treatment and monitoring of therapeutic procedures. As all medical fields, the field of oncology is affected. This special issue includes ...

Overview of the epidemiologic research: Editorial Guidelines

Epidemiology can be considered as a very old science. For example, John Graunt, a statistician, published Natural and Political Observations. In the Bills of Mortality in 1662, he analyzed the mortality rolls in London before the Great Plague, presented one of the first life tables, and reported time trends for many diseases. He provided statist...