Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism used by the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea to evade ...
A Leap Forward in MS Research For years, scientists have puzzled over what causes multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurological ...
Certain gut bacteria may influence the odds of developing MS, in part by altering the activity of specific immune cells, ...
The experiment should have been an exercise in futility. Bioengineer Eijiro Miyako had isolated two species of bacteria, one of which sometimes colonizes tumorous tissues, and used them in an attempt ...
A new intranasal DNA vaccine may give the immune system an extra weapon against tuberculosis by targeting bacteria that can ...
Inflammation is one of the body’s most important defense systems. When you cut your finger or catch a cold, your immune ...