immunity

A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus...

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may be significantly better than previous variants at evading vaccine-induced antibodies, according to new research...

Akhilesh Reddy (Department of Clinical Neurosciences) discusses how circadian rhythms can affect whether you get the flu.

We are more susceptible to infection at certain times of the day as our body clock affects the ability of viruses to replicate and spread between...

An ‘exhausted’ army of immune cells may not be able to fight off infection, but if its soldiers fight too hard they risk damaging the very body they...

Our immune systems vary with the seasons, according to a study led by the University of Cambridge that could help explain why certain conditions such...

New research is helping to unveil how the parasite that causes sleeping sickness uses stealth tactics to escape detection by the human immune system.

The common view has been that parasitic infections cause disease and must be eliminated. But can we live without them?