Virus tricks the immune system into ignoring bacterial infections
A bacterium which is responsible for about 10% of hospital-acquired infections in the US uses a virus to trick a person’s immune system into ignoring
A bacterium which is responsible for about 10% of hospital-acquired infections in the US uses a virus to trick a person’s immune system into ignoring
Zika virus (ZIKV) was discovered in Africa in 1947. Its impact on public health seemed restricted to sporadic local outbreaks associated with an illness characterized
For the second time, a person living with HIV appears to have cleared the virus after a stem cell transplant replaced his infected immune cells
The mosquito-borne Zika virus that recently spread rapidly throughout the Americas shares many characteristics with another virus: dengue. Both are flaviviruses, which are enveloped, sphere-shape
Over the past 50 years, the frequency of allergies and autoimmune diseases has risen rapidly, but it’s not clear why. In a study published today
Last September, a group of 27 researchers led by scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas published a paper in Nature reporting a
Previous studies have found that a warming climate may change the distribution of different diseases and the insects that carry them. Now, a new study
While the US faces measles outbreaks from New York to Washington state, reigniting discussions about the risk of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children,
The number of confirmed measles cases in southwest Washington state has grown to 34, with at least 30 of the patients not having been vaccinated
While scientists have evidence that the composition of the gut microbiome is connected to a variety of autoimmune diseases, understanding how bugs in the intestine
A recent decrease in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in Australian children may be linked to the introduction of a routine vaccine against rotavirus,
Researchers have discovered of a new genus of filovirus carried by fruit bats in China. The genome of the so-called Menglà virus shares sequences with
For the first time, scientists have detected Marburg virus in bats in West Africa. Earlier this month (December 20), they reported that five Egyptian rousette
According to the World Health Organization, cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, reported in the US increased from fewer than 8,000 in 2000
Instructing the immune system to recognize and kill tumours, an approach termed cancer immunotherapy, has transformed the clinical treatment of certain types of malignancy. Prominent
The causes of later-onset immune deficiencies are elusive, but the symptoms can be distressing. A new syndrome that leads to global immune dysregulation has been
It’s flu season. Again. Which means it’s time for the flu vaccine. Again. The reason we need a shot year after year is that different
Two cancer patients were successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) for colitis caused by immunotherapy, according to a case report published today (November 12)
The influenza virus mutates constantly, and work1 published this month on bioRxiv reveals that this viral volatility can affect whether, and how, a host cell
A hallmark of the disease multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory autoimmune attack1 on the proteins of the myelin sheath, a structure that wraps around the
Fat is a loaded tissue. Not only is it considered unsightly, the excess flab that plagues more than two-thirds of adults in America is associated
heumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a failure of spontaneous resolution of inflammation. Although the pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators that trigger
Scientists from the Gladstone Institutes say they developed an antibody that blocks the inflammatory and oxidative activity of fibrin, which contributes to neurodegeneration in the
Antiviral drugs prevent HIV from replicating, but the virus can hide in the cells of infected individuals in a non-replicating, latent form. A two-pronged approach
A mix of two monoclonal antibodies against HIV tamped down virus levels in patients not taking antiretroviral medication, according to the results of two early-stage
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