Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

Researchers are edging closer to a universal antiviral drug, a single medicine that could treat every virus known to man.

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers from Monash University and the Lions Eye Institute have discovered a tissue ...

Thymosin Alpha 1 (Tα1) is a naturally occurring 28‐amino acid peptide renowned for its capacity to modulate immune responses. Extensive research has delineated its ability to enhance T-cell activation ...

A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications has revealed how HIV can protect infected cells by altering ...

There is an undeniable connection between a strong immune system and nutrition. Learn why what you eat matters and other ways to boost your immune system.

A 52-year-old office worker, Choi, suffers from colds and enteritis every winter, with slow recovery. As the cold weather ...

Learn how a naturally occurring cat coronavirus is helping reveal how viral infections can linger inside the immune system.

Experts share which to stock up on this cold and flu season.

Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the Greek word for bacteria-eaters, or in shortened form, "phages." Scientists ...