The gut's immune system wards of pathogens and plays a role in nutrition, research with mice finds.

The virus that causes COVID-19 triggers an unexpected immune response from lung cells, researchers find. It could reveal new drugs to fight the disease.

"...the longevity of functional neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 can vary greatly and it is important to monitor this at an individual level."

"...the longevity of functional neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 can vary greatly and it is important to monitor this at an individual level."

A new kind of personalized vaccine for cancer "has the potential to be more efficacious, less expensive, and much safer than many other immunotherapies."

A new study finds that only 17% organ transplant recipients produced detectable antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

During a raging pandemic it is obviously worthwhile to use hand sanitisers, particularly when we are unable to wash our hands. But we should minimise their use when cases drop.

It wasn't clear if heart damage in COVID-19 patients results from inflammation or the virus itself. New research with engineered tissue suggests the latter.

In a new study with mice, a vaccine administered directly to the bladder cleared the bacteria that cause urinary tract infection. Can it work for people?

A certain type of asthma may make people more susceptible to flu and also lead to dangerous flu mutations, according to new studies in animals.