Scientists from UCT have contributed to an international study that shed new light on why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis.

Effective functioning of the immune system relies upon systems of checks and balances; too little activity results in overwhelming infection, too much activity results in excessive damage to the host.

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB)—and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant ...

Researchers from Monash University and the Lions Eye Institute have discovered a tissue protein that acts as a central 'traffic controller' for immune cells and can be hijacked by a virus to weaken ...

The concept of vaccination was first developed in the 19th century when Dr. Edward Jenner made the observation that milkmaids were immune to a deadly virus known as smallpox. He realized that most ...

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune response against parasites. During a parasitic infection, specific immune cells, known as virtual memory T cells ...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a globally significant pathogen responsible for gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection that has become increasingly challenging to manage due to the emergence of ...

Recent investigations into the interplay between exercise and the immune system have yielded compelling evidence that both the type and intensity of physical activity evoke distinct immunological ...

A new University of Manchester and Edinburgh study published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity has found that ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants are some of the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, and new research suggests they could also protect against serious infections ...

A new study shows that the body’s early immune response, not the virus itself, often determines how severe a rhinovirus cold ...