As vital as vaccines are, they can be frustratingly selective about their targets. Scientists from institutions across the US ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neutrophils (yellow) eject a NET (green) to ensnare bacteria (purple). Other cells, such as red blood cells (orange), may also get ...

The immune system is a complex network of cells and chemicals that defend the body against harmful invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It includes various components such as ...

Scientists generally agree that eukaryotes, the domain of life whose cells contain nuclei and that includes almost all multicellular organisms, originated from a process involving the symbiotic union ...

Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery that could lead to new strategies for fighting one of the world ...

A vaccine usually trains your immune system to recognize one target. Here, the target is basically “anything that doesn’t belong in the lungs.

Researchers discovered that clearing out certain digestive bacteria with antibiotics helps calm the immune system. This temporary microbial shift protected mice from severe brain swelling and cellular ...

A research team has uncovered a previously unknown type of immune signaling molecule—a novel compound combining histidine and ADP-ribose—produced by bacteria's Thoeris II defense system in response to ...

A Montana native and MSU Billings microbiologist is earning recognition for her work fighting diseases and for the way she's ...

Our bodies are home to millions of fungi that, for the most part, are completely harmless. However, they can sometimes change ...

Victor Appay, PhD, explains how long-term ART slows immune aging, boosting HIV viral suppression and paving the way for ...