Louse-borne relapsing fever is caused by the spirochete bacterium Borrelia recurrentis, which is transmitted by body lice ...

To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...

Look in the mirror. Is one eye slightly higher than the other? Is your smile a bit lopsided? These tiny asymmetries might seem like nothing more than quirky physical traits, but they could be ...

EXCLUSIVE: What works, what doesn't? One of Britain's leading experts on our immune system shares ten pieces of myth-busting advice ...

Taking probiotics daily may enhance gut health, boost your immune system, and improve your skin. However, probiotics may not ...

Daily life is shaped by the solar day, influencing when we wake up, eat, work and sleep. Inside the body, a similar internal ...

When the Human Genome Project mapped and sequenced the entire set of DNA instructions in a human cell—a 13-year, $2.7 billion global endeavor that completed in 2003—it produced one of humanity’s ...

Summary: Researchers unmasked the hidden mechanisms that allow the Ebola virus to survive undetected inside the human central nervous system for months or years. The international investigation ...

Many modern cancer treatments, including immunotherapy, depend on activating killer T cells to recognise and destroy tumours.

Kiwi contains plenty of vitamin C and dietary fibers, as well as other important substances that can improve the immune ...