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16th January, 2017T cells have been found to play an important role in the control of Zika virus as shown by scientist from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. The study describes how CD8 T cells...

13th January, 2017 Influenza has found ways to escape the immune response by constantly changing its genome, which has made a seasonal influenza vaccine necessary for protection from the virus.

11th January, 2017 When changing from one diet to another, one might not see immediate effects and the reason for this may lie with the type of gut microbiota...

9th January, 2017 Vitamin D has been implicated in numerous immune functions such as activating naïve T cells, regulating gene expression...

6th January, 2017Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunonolgy have found mechanisms that determine the fate of CD8 T cells and how these cells respond differently to acute and chronic viral infections.

4th January, 2017Developing an effective HIV vaccine may require the induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs). Studies in non-human primates...

30th December, 2016Scientists have shown that the leishmania parasite is able to evade the immune system and cause infection by producing a molecule that binds to a receptor...

28th December, 2016 The gut microbiota has been shown to influence numerous pathways in the human body. Researchers have now found that the gut microbiota play a beneficial role...

23rd December, 2016Scientists from Canada’s National Microbiology laboratory have reported the successful results of the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine trail conducted in Guinea.

21st December, 2016A team of researcher from the University of Texas Medical Branch have developed a Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) vaccine candidate...