The immune system regulates disease response throughout our bodies. Interestingly, two separate responses act as barriers to prevent the spread of infections. When first introduced to a disease, the ...

The immune system works to maintain homeostasis throughout the body. Various cell types and immune mechanisms work in concert to fight disease. Specifically, two waves of immunity orchestrate a robust ...

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a previously overlooked mediator in the body's response to life-threatening infections: hippuric acid, a metabolite produced when gut bacteria break ...

Mathematical modelling of immune responses to influenza virus infections represents a vital interdisciplinary approach that bridges theoretical constructs with empirical observations. These models ...

Nipah virus does not just infect the body, it disrupts immune defences at multiple levels, suppressing early antiviral responses and triggering harmful inflammation.

Virtual memory T cells (T VM), activated by IL-4 during a parasitic infection in the intestine, expressing the CD22 receptor, which enables them to regulate this activation. Researchers at the ...

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Nipah virus outbreak in India has prompted screenings across Asia. While one nurse in Kolkata has been discharged, ...

The first thing they noticed was that the infected mice were not eating as much—a sign of likely metabolic changes.

Since it was first detected in the U.S. in 2014, H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has jumped from wild birds ...