Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that kills more than a million people worldwide every year. The pathogen that causes the disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is deadly in part because of its complex outer envelope, which helps it evade immun…
When the immune system does not function properly, individuals become more susceptible to infections caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi. Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center have demonstrated that an existing drug can revive immune cel…
New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm—have been revealed by researchers at Penn State.
Cleveland Clinic virology researchers have found that a specific protein modification to the immune protein MDA5 is key to how human bodies detect and respond to viruses and viral replication.
In a study of the immune systems of mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have found a new role for a protein, QRICH1, which could become a target for drugs to dial up or down the activation of T cells to fight cancers and autoimmune dise…
People who suffer from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect any of the muscles we use to blink, smile or even move our body around.
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine involving scientists from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, in collaboration with scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University of Ca…
The COVID-19 pandemic led many countries around the world to implement strict public health measures like lockdowns, social distancing, mask wearing, and travel restrictions. While these steps were crucial and effective in controlling the spread of COV…
Nearly one million people worldwide are plagued annually by cutaneous leishmaniasis, a devastating skin infection caused by the Leishmania parasite. Predominantly affecting vulnerable populations in tropical and subtropical regions like North Africa an…
Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects millions worldwide, especially women, causing unrelenting dryness of the mouth and eyes. These symptoms severely impact daily life—making it hard to speak, eat, or sleep.
