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A team of researchers has now shown that PFAS can also reduce the activity of human immune cells and thus impair health.

Researchers have cracked how a particular type of immune cell develops in the body and protects against infection and disease.

A scorpionfish protein could prove a powerful tool for treating multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

A pair of new studies explains why babies get so many common respiratory infections and identifies a specialized cluster of immune cells found only in babies that help them cope with new pathogens.

Systemic autoimmune diseases are characterized by inflammation of multiple organs and can have devastating consequences for patients. There is a dire need for treatments against these diseases. RNase treatments seem promising in some clinical trials but not all.

Bioluminescent bacteria and the Hawaiian bobtail squid have formed a longstanding mutually beneficial relationship. How the bacteria coordinate their behavior to colonize the squid is detailed in new study.

DNA that folds into different shapes "like origami" has been used to direct the assembly of virus capsids, giving researchers control over virus protein shape, size and topology.

COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Dementia Patients’ Lives in Nursing Homes
but for those living with dementia at home, the risk of dying of COVID-19 remained high.

New research has shone light on how dendritic cells organize themselves as they migrate through the body's tissues.

Breakthrough research has found that Group A Streptococcus infections are more likely transmitted from asymptomatic throat carriage than skin-to-skin contact in communities with high rates of infection.