C. diff uses dual-threat sensing system to survive gut stress
The pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) – a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections – must contend with a…
Gut infection leaves long-lasting immune ‘memories’ at the brain’s borders in mice
A mouse study traces how immune cells activated in the intestine migrate to the dura and persist at…
Study uncovers cellular mechanisms behind long-lasting antibody responses
A team led by investigators from the University of Osaka uncovers cellular mechanisms that favor long-lived antibody responses,…
Study shows how cancer can act as a systemic disease
In their quest to understand how cancers take root, grow and spread, scientists have for the past half-century…
Machine learning maps changing immune response over time in sepsis
Researchers have mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time. Sepsis is a life-threatening…
African Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate to be advanced to clinical trials
Leading African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group (www.Minapharm.com), headquartered in Egypt with subsidiaries in Berlin, will receive up to…
Study finds distinct patterns of innate immune activity in mental disorders
The immune system may also play a role in mental disorders. Scientists are investigating these links with brain…
Disrupted brain-immune signaling may help drive neurodegeneration
From gut-primed T cells to microglial signaling and persistent gene-regulatory states, researchers map an intricate immune network that…
New study links chronic stress to immunotherapy resistance in tumors
Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment, yet many tumors remain stubbornly resistant to its effects. Among the most challenging are “cold tumors,” including…
Polydatin reduces ulcerative colitis by regulating intestinal immune cells
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in which recurrent intestinal inflammation can be difficult to…
New vaccination approach turns mosquito bites into immunity boosters
Researchers from WEHI (Melbourne, Australia) have discovered a new way to help prevent malaria that could one day…
Children remain more vulnerable to influenza despite protective antibody levels
Twice-weekly household testing across three influenza seasons shows why conventional antibody measures tell only part of the story…