Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and ...

Utah State University scientists recently unveiled a new type of CRISPR biotechnology with the ability to selectively target ...

When thinking of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs in the ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that ...

Dubbed “the next frontier of cancer prevention and care,” the microbiome appears to be especially critical when it comes to ...

A team has uncovered how a common bacterial pathogen uses a single protein to quietly undermine the human immune system, by both shutting down key warning signals and blocking the cell’s ability to ...

Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a Mayo Clinic–led study published in Cell Reports ...

EXCLUSIVE: What works, what doesn't? One of Britain's leading experts on our immune system shares ten pieces of myth-busting ...

A remarkable new way to tackle deadly drug-resistant infections - by supercharging the body's own immune cells rather than relying on new medicines - has been developed by scientists.