An antigen is any substance that can trigger an immune response in the body. Antigens are typically proteins or polysaccharides that are recognized as foreign or potentially harmful by the immune ...

Professor Nicolai Siegel is leader of the Molecular Parasitology research group (Chair of Experimental Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Sciences) at the Biomedical Center. A new study by LMU and ...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has a complicated relationship with humans. While this commensal bacterium colonizes approximately 20-30 percent of human nasal cavities and is a member of the human ...

Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy reduces vaccine immunity, with many patients lacking seroprotection despite stable antibody levels.

A new study by LMU and Helmholtz Munich shows how pathogens control changes in their cell surface to evade the immune system.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baseimmune, a biotech company that uses proprietary, deep learning AI to predict future pathogen mutations to generate novel vaccines, announced the close of $11.3 million [£9 ...

Patients with implanted medical devices like orthopedic joint replacements, pacemakers, and artificial heart valves run a small but significant risk that these devices get infected with bacterial ...

Swati Jaiswal is a postdoctoral researcher at UMass Chan Medical School. Her research focuses on deciphering the complex dialogue between pathogens and the host immune system, with implications for ...