The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
A study suggests that some mouse models do not accurately mimic human molecular mechanisms of inflammatory response, but other mouse strains may fare better.
One of the most advanced tuberculosis vaccines has failed to protect infants from getting the disease in a clinical trial, but it may be effective in adults.
A new study disputes findings of a 2011 analysis suggesting that black researchers are funded less than their equally qualified white peers.
With dogged persistence and an unwillingness to entertain defeat, Bruce Beutler discovered a receptor that powers the innate immune response to infections—and earned his share of a Nobel Prize.
Some of these insidious viruses expertly subvert the host immune system, allowing their unhindered proliferation.
A new analysis suggests that only 14 percent of published biomedical results are wrong, despite prominent opinions to the contrary.
Women have come a long way, but roadblocks remain
Results of breast cancer drug trials are regularly spun to conceal bias and make the drugs seem more effective or less toxic than they really are.