Without our immune system, we wouldn't last very long: this complex network of organs and cells fights off pathogens and ...

Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to ... RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses. Some of the cell's RNA molecules ...

In a recent study, researchers from Uppsala University have shown that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous ...

Vaccines today contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than they did decades ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Semliki Forest virus was originally isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, hence the name. Upon systemic infection from mosquito bites, Semliki Forest virus causes mild blood viremia ...

In a new study, researchers at Indiana University Bloomington have discovered a new way that bacteria can kill its ...

Most bacterial infections and viruses do well when your body is at its normal temperature, says MedlinePlus. A fever, therefore, makes it harder for those germs to survive. “When you get a bacterial ...

Perforin forms transmembrane pores in the plasma membrane, allowing granzymes to enter the target cell cytosol and trigger ...

Most bacterial infections and viruses do well when your body ... defenses kick in and your temperature rises as your immune system tries to kill off the invading germs,” the University of ...

Researchers have identified the gateway for neuro-invasion in Semliki Forest virus infection, potentially enabling it to be ...