Exposure to fire smoke—which can be composed of particulate matter, gases, materials from buildings such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), toxic metals, and carcinogenic ...

Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills upwards of 1.6 million people a year, making it one of the leading causes of death by an infectious agent worldwide—and ...

Exposure to fire smoke-which can be composed of particulate matter, gases, materials from buildings such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), toxic metals, and carcinogenic ...

Share on Pinterest New research shows heat exposure may impair immune function and increase inflammation, which could raise the risk of heart disease. PraewBlackWhile/Getty Images New research shows ...

Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children's ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study ...

Talal A. Chatila is in the Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA, and in the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Early versions of ...

That antibacterial soap by your sink might be creating more problems than it solves. While marketing messages have convinced many of us that eliminating germs is always beneficial, emerging research ...

Short-term exposure to high outdoor temperatures is associated with an increased inflammatory response and reduction in infection-fighting cells, new research showed. In this study, blood work from ...

The COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, and as society is still recovering, scientists and researchers are trying to stay on top of the multiple variants emerging. Although the pandemic occurred four ...

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) exhibit behaviors that go beyond so-called social ...

Oregon health officials are tracking a recent measles exposure at the Canby Rodeo earlier this month.The Oregon Health ...