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Understanding how malaria parasites respond to stress within the human host is central to explaining both disease severity and transmission. In a recent study led by Professor Catherine Merrick , researchers uncovered a previously unrecognised mechanism by which Plasmodium parasites sense and respond to changes in host...

A recent study published in Nature Communications by Professor Betty Chung uncovers an unexpected early-stage strategy used by Salmonella enterica to manipulate the host immune system. Researchers found that immediately upon contact with a macrophage, the bacterium’s injectisome triggers rapid reprogramming of the host’s...

An extensive new study has identified a specific fault in the immune system of people with Alzheimer’s disease, pointing to a previously underexplored avenue for understanding – and potentially treating – the condition. Researchers used a “systems immunology” approach to analyse blood samples from 184 people with Alzheimer...

Professor Brian Ferguson has firmly rejected claims made at a Reform UK health conference suggesting Covid-19 vaccines could be linked to cancers in the royal family. Dr Aseem Malhotra, a cardiologist and guest speaker at the “Make Britain Healthy Again” event in Birmingham, alleged that mRNA vaccines may have been a...