Growing research suggests the bacteria left behind by the common childhood infection may trick the immune system into ...

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

A lot of people feel it this year: you catch something, and it lingers. The fatigue sticks around. The cough hangs on.

People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). This deadly infection still causes an estimated 1.5 million ...

The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements published a fact sheet in March 2025 reviewing the evidence behind vitamins C, D, and A ...

Traditionally, vaccines protect against one particular pathogen, but in this study, Stanford Medicine researchers created a ...

Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite ...

Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness. The ...

When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in "low power" mode to preserve immune function ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis, has evolved a remarkably layered set of molecular ...

Researchers in China recently published a study in Science Translational Medicine describing a new antibody cocktail for ...

Recent studies have shown that even if you feel healthy and fit, your immune system could be aging quicker than you think, which could increase the risk of infections and immune-related disorders.