immunity

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.

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...

Immune system’s extreme reaction to cat allergen previously poorly understood; study could lead to new treatments for those with cat and dog allergies

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

Mandrills can use body odour to identify potential mates, researchers have found, in a study which lends new support to the theory that humans also...

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