Copycat fungus deceives immune system and deactivates body’s response to infection
Fungus can imitate signals from our immune system and prevent our body from responding to infection, new research has found.
Fungus can imitate signals from our immune system and prevent our body from responding to infection, new research has found.
Increased human activity around one of Africa's most iconic ecosystems is 'squeezing the wildlife in its core', damaging habitation and disrupting the migration routes of wildebeest, ze..
A new study sheds light on one way tumors may continue to grow despite the presence of cancer-killing immune cells. The findings suggest a way to enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapies for cance..
Studying a brain region involved in memory, researchers discovered a set of neurons that help mice control their appetite.
Understanding when and why invasive species populations crash could help managers decide when and where to apply control efforts. After all, invasive species cost the US economy more than $120 billion..
A research group has identified 30 genes associated with schizophrenia. The team was able to show which pathological changes in the brain and behavioral abnormalities are triggered by these genes.
Researchers have discovered a special phenomenon of magnetism in the nano range. It enables magnets to be assembled in unusual configurations. This could be used to build computer memories and switche..
A study has uncovered a new strategy that can potentially treat age-related disease and decline. The report shows that restoring the activity of a class of enzymes called sirtuins with a small compoun..
For the first time, a person living with HIV has donated a kidney to a transplant recipient also living with HIV. A multidisciplinary team completed the living donor HIV-to-HIV kidney transplant on Ma..
Consumers may not consciously differentiate nutrition and health claims on foods in the way that regulatory experts do, new research reports.