Experts say vaping not only makes it easier for viruses and bacteria to infect the airways but may also slow recovery from ...
As scientists gain a deeper understanding of how the body’s immune system remembers pathogens it must fight, the paradigm for ...
The European Commission will establish four new EU Reference Laboratories (EURLs) to strengthen diagnosis and surveillance for some of the region’s highest-burden infectious threats, including ...
A Science Immunology Review explains how memory B cells acquire diverse molecular, epigenetic, and tissue-specific programs ...
The innate immune system constitutes the body’s first line of defence against invading pathogens and cellular stress. Central to this response are pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), including ...
Mutualist-pathogen co-colonisation modulates phosphoinositide signatures at host intracellular interfaces: Nicotiana benthamiana plants expressing biosensors for PI4P and PI(4,5)P2. PI(4,5)P2 was ...
Researchers discovered an “Achilles’ heel” shared by E. coli, Shigella, and other diarrhea-causing bacteria: enzymes they use to breach the gut’s protective mucus layer. By targeting this common ...