The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

Among the most famous demonstrations of genetic mutations driving infection outcome is severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection – among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause ...

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of illness and death in the elderly, driven by immune aging, chronic ...