A single hepatitis B injection set off a lasting immune response, and two patients reached a functional cure that held for ...

The legacy of Neandertals in modern people has often been framed as a genetic gift for fighting infection. This time, the ...

When thinking of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs in the ...

Experiments in humans and mice suggest that certain white blood cells, known as T-cells, may respond to infections more ...

T cells are some of the immune system's most important warriors. They can stop tumor growth and even fight off severe ...

A consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and ...

The virus often mutates by simply deleting small pieces of its genetic code. The mutations "disguise" the virus from ...

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a ...

Viruses found in the intestines — collectively called the gut virome — activate the immune system to help metabolize carbohydrates, thereby reducing blood sugar spikes, a new study in mice shows. The ...

Sleep does more than fight fatigue. Doctors explain how a chronic lack of sleep weakens immunity, affects vaccine response, ...