How Infectious Disease Doctors Can Keep Up in a Rapidly Evolving Field As with most areas of medicine, advances in infectious diseases are accelerating at a rapid clip, and it’s understandable that as ...

A vaccine's ability to generate long-lasting, high-affinity antibodies hinges on a delicate balance. Upon exposure to a vaccine or pathogen, B cells scramble to refine their defenses, rapidly mutating ...

A vaccine's ability to generate long-lasting, high-affinity antibodies hinges on a delicate balance. Upon exposure to a ...

Kei Sato was looking for his next big challenge five years ago when it smacked him — and the world — in the face. The ...

Measles is unlike other childhood viruses. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia. About 1 in 1,000 patients develops ...

An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads into treating coronavirus and HIV has won this ...

Her research focuses on how the immune system identifies invading pathogens. She has broken ground, the fund said, in how ...

Pathogen's perspective Tuberculosis is a respiratory disease ... "In the last 100 years, we have had the 1918 influenza, the 1981 HIV AIDS epidemic, and the 2019 SARS Cov2 pandemic," Nathan notes.

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Platelets circulate within the whole body and exert two principle functions: protection against bleeding and invading pathogens. Their multiple antimicrobial facets are beneficial, such as direct ...

In response, a white blood cell arrives at the scene. This cell encircles the pathogen with its membrane, forming a tight, constricting ring. With remarkable force, the white blood cell yanks the ...