The microbiome not only consists of bacteria, but also of fungi. Most of them support human and animal health. However, some ...

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines stimulated mucosal immunity in people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, but generated only a tiny amount of immunity in people who had never been infected, according to a ...

From COVID-19 to the seasonal flu and RSV, vaccinations for respiratory viruses are typically delivered via intramuscular injection, which generates antibodies in the bloodstream. But the first line ...

Asthma and allergic diseases are among the most prevalent non-communicable disorders globally, arising from multifaceted interactions between host immunity, ...

In a recent study published in Nature Immunology, a team of researchers from the United States used non-human primate models to compare the protection conferred by an intramuscular booster dose of the ...

The yeast Candida albicans colonizes mucosal surfaces and is usually harmless. However, under certain conditions it can cause dangerous infections. A research team at the University of Zurich has now ...