Speedy immune response discovered
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The body's defence system recognises harmful invaders much quicker than previously suspected, research shows.
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A drug that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time among patients with advanced disease.
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Scientists show what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences.
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The options for male contraception have been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise, a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.
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A therapeutic vaccine found to significantly strengthen the immune system against HIV infection as a complement to the protease-inhibitor AIDS &quot;cocktail&quot; has been developed by a research team at Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem&#39;s Ein Kerem
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Researchers get a new tool to determine protein structures.
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Early tests of a potential vaccine for malaria show it offers a high level of protection.
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After more than two decades of research, scientists said Thursday that they had found the first effective vaccine against malaria.
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Research into a chemical found in the immune sytem shows that male infertility could one day be an easy home diagnosis
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A new blood test that can identify malaria infections within 15 minutes won approval from U.S. health officials on Tuesday.
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U.S. scientists have determined immune cells recruited to sites of infection can use more than one type of molecule to exit the bloodstream.
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Scientists say they are developing an entirely new way of providing instant protection against flu.
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Scientists said Wednesday they have identified key genes involved in the body&#39;s response to HIV, which causes AIDS -- a finding that could narrow the search for an effective vaccine against the deadly illness.
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The key genes which lead the body's fight against HIV infection have been pinpointed by scientists.
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UK researchers have developed a way of using light to detect the presence of bacteria.
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Scientists say they have found how the body controls the machinery it uses to fight infections.
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NEW YORK  - Mice injected with a purified  structural protein from the West Nile virus (WNV) develop  immunity against infection, new research shows.