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Researchers have studied the development of the main immune cell population residing in the human brain, microglia, on human tissue.

A genomic surveillance study analyzing Streptococcus pneumoniae has revealed a strain of the bacterium that poses the biggest threat due to its increased virulence, informing vaccine design.

Defective virus particles could be a decoy to distract the immune system from fighting infectious viruses.

The immune cells that protect us from infection and cancer seek out a wide array of fuel sources to power their function — including some long thought to be cellular waste products.

A light-based, food sanitization technique successfully eliminated multiple harmful pathogens in a new study.

Combining antibodies with antiviral drugs could provide a seasonal flu treatment that disables the virus and triggers an immune response to prevent the spread of infection.

An easy-to-use diagnostic test for COVID infection has been created that is more sensitive than the commonly used at-home antigen tests, and that also allows for the rapid and specific detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in point-of-care settings.

According to a study, reduced calorie intake could reduce inflammation, improve metabolism and extend health span in humans.

Researchers have reached a comprehensive understanding of the essential cellular quality control process that enables killer T cells to recognize virus-infected cells reliably.

According to a murine study, a hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver tumors.