At the moment, an influenza vaccine called FluMist is the only licensed intranasal vaccine approved for use in humans. The ...

Kate Markey, MBBS, PhD, has discovered a link between the intestinal microbiome and developing chronic graft-versus-host ...

A new study from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity shows that seasonal influenza vaccination does more than protect against viruses circulating that year; it can also prime the ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare kidney disease that is also considered an autoimmune disorder. There is no single cure for C3G, but several treatments may slow disease progression, protect ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

It feels like everybody is ill with some sort of sickness right now. From the common cold to the fast-spreading superflu, every splutter across the office and sneeze from a neighbouring train ...

Department of Rheumatology, Toronto University, Toronto, ON, Canada. Department of Rheumatology, Toronto University, Toronto, ON, Canada. Department of Internal ...

As winter looms on the horizon, so do viruses and bacteria prepared to usher in annual colds and flu. The immune system is the first line of defense against these types of viral infections and ...

You have probably heard that loading up on vitamin C will ward off a cold, or perhaps TikTok has influenced you to take turmeric or some other supplement to supercharge your immune system. The problem ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This careful equilibrium is ...

Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for discovering how the body stops its own immune system from turning against itself. Shimon Sakaguchi from Osaka ...