Mucosal pathogens are responsible for many severe infectious diseases, including influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses 1 and 2 (SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, respectively), ...

A new study by researchers from the University of Chicago has found that some commensal bacteria may promote the development of leukemia caused by the murine leukemia virus (MuLV) in mice, by ...

In a recent study published in Biotech, researchers screened bacterial mucosal vaccine vectors from 2015 to the present to identify a promising candidate to present severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Gut bacteria have a profound impact on health by aiding digestion, providing nutrients and metabolites, and working with the immune system to fend off pathogens. Some gut bacteria, however, have been ...

Cancer immunotherapy drugs are designed to stimulate the immune system to attack tumors. These treatments can work well against some types of cancer, but have shown mixed success against lung cancer.

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Bacteria have a bad reputation, but University of Utah pathologist June L. Round, Ph.D., likes to look at their good side–and for the second time this year she's received a ...

Using a novel experimental approach, Max Planck researchers have discovered a core set of genes required by commensal bacteria to colonize their plant hosts. The findings may have broad relevance for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to conventional wisdom, the appendix may not be useless after all. New research suggests that the structure helps beneficial bacteria survive and repopulate the ...

Organ transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from mounting an immune response against the donated organ, yet a substantial number of them still reject the ...

New research shows that gut bacteria boost the progression of leukemia caused by a retrovirus in mice by enhancing the activity of genes that tamp down the immune response. Gut bacteria have a ...