A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly’s own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study published in PLOS Biology today (Thursday 13 ...

A team of researchers from the Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has published a study in the Journal of ...

HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...

Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine has generated the production of antibodies, new research from the University ...

The answer lies in how infected individuals invest into controlling pathogen proliferation and mitigating damage, two strategies respectively called resistance and disease tolerance. Pathogen ...

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Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...

Antibiotics are powerful, fast-acting medications designed to eradicate bacterial infections. However, in recent years, their dependability has waned as antibiotic resistant bacteria continues to ...

HIV gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes it vulnerable to disease, including ones rarely seen in otherwise ...

The crucial drugs can have unintended consequences. Innovative therapies could shield the microbiome from their effects.