Vaccinations alone may not be enough to protect people with compromised immune systems from infection, even if the vaccine has generated the production of antibodies, new research from the University ...

A study published in Science Advances reveals a novel strategy that allows tumors to evade the body's immune response ...

This is a highly specific response that involves specialised cells called lymphocytes and takes place in the lymphatic system. There are two paths of the adaptive immune response: the humoral response ...

Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection. But Scripps Research scientists have now discovered that for some HIV ...

Credit: NIAID Scientists discovered that repetitive HIV vaccinations can lead the body to produce antibodies targeting the immune complexes already bound to the virus — knowledge that could lead to ...