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A vaccine that protects against an E. coli toxin could protect children from intestinal damage that contributes to some forms of malnutrition.

A new study has shown that a smallpox vaccine should also work to train T cells to recognize and fight monkeypox virus.

A joint report identifies that the decline in measles vaccination is a significant setback in global progress toward achieving and maintaining measles elimination and leaves millions of children susceptible to infection.

Research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has provided new insights into the mechanism behind how our circadian 24-hour body clock influences our immune response to vaccines, depending on the time of day.

mRNA technology has been used to create a "one-two punch" vaccine against malaria that simultaneously disrupts two stages of the parasite's life cycle.

While scientists have struggled in the past to create an effective vaccine against HIV, a novel vaccine design strategy shows new promise, according to data from a first-in-human clinical trial.

Long-term use of high-dose green tea extract may provide some protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes, but it also may create liver damage in a small minority of the population.

In this Ask the Researcher, we spoke with Professor David Tarlinton to learn more about long-lived plasma cells; how they are made and how they are stored.

A vaccine tablet has been designed that dissolves when placed under the tongue, allowing mucus-penetrating nanofibers that contain E. coli proteins to enter the body and produce an immune response, preventing UTIs.

In a promising development for treating genetic disease, scientists have built upon gene editing technology, creating a novel technique called PASTE to edit large genes safely and more effectively.