An innovative approach supercharges the innate immune system to provide a first line of defence against respiratory infections.

In the realm of medical advancements, a universal vaccine that can protect against any pathogen has long been a Holy ...

Experts at Stanford Medicine in the US have developed a universal vaccine that could be given as a nasal spray and could protect against a wide range of respiratory viruses ...

Researchers suggest a vaccine could replace multiple jabs every year for seasonal respiratory infections and be on hand in the event of a new pandemic.

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

The immune system can work in two ways: the innate immune system reacts to any foreign invaders that are identified by immune cells that look for such pathogens; but the acquired or adaptive immune ...

When a transplanted organ arrives, it’s like a controlled burn that risks becoming a wildfire. The body’s innate immune system senses damage signals, like heat shock proteins (HSP70), and sounds the ...

After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause ...

Red blood cells (RBCs), traditionally regarded as passive oxygen carriers, are now recognized as highly dynamic regulators of immune and vascular ...

A unique quality of the immune system is that it can generate a ‘memory’ response. This is generally referred to as ‘immune ...