In a person living with HIV, proviruses—strands of HIV DNA—are typically integrated into the T cell genome and become a ...

We see many people in our clinic with newly acquired tattoos and body piercings and are having a difficult time discerning if the artwork or jewelry is infected or just going through a "normal" ...

High body temperature increases gut microbiota-dependent host resistance to influenza virus infection. Mice were kept at 22, 28, 34, or 36 °C for 7 d before influenza virus infection and throughout ...

For millions of people living with long COVID, symptoms like shortness of breath, mental fog, and deep fatigue continue long ...

Researchers have used a method of total-body imaging to measure and track the body’s immune response to viral infection. The method is a promising platform for studying human immunity in greater ...

People suffering from COVID-19 could have several different SARS-CoV-2 variants hidden away from the immune system in different parts of the body, finds new research. The study's authors say that this ...

Two men were left riddled with parasitic worms after they received infected kidney transplants at two U.S. hospitals, a new case report reveals. The two kidneys had come from the same organ donor, who ...

Some fungi that can cause serious lung infections have spread to many parts of the United States. A Science News story on the expanded range of Histoplasma, Coccidioides and Blastomyces fungi hit a ...

The candida cleanse (or candida diet) has become a popular fad diet. This diet aims to lower the amount of candida fungi in the body. Candida fungi can cause infections such as vaginal yeast ...

Ant colonies operate as tightly coordinated "superorganisms" with individual ants working together, much like the cells of a body, to ensure their collective health. Researchers at the Institute of ...