Mucosal immunity represents the first line of defence against respiratory pathogens by organising immune responses directly at the airway surfaces. Unlike systemic immunity, which relies predominantly ...

AdJane, a clinical-stage vaccine platform company developing intranasal and intramuscular vaccines based on native Outer Membrane Vesicles (nOMVs), today announces the publication of first-in-human ...

A novel vaccine platform has been developed to induce broad, protective immunity against numerous influenza virus infections, showing promise as an effective mucosal vaccine strategy, according to a ...

Teleost fish deploy a sophisticated mucosal immune system at their body surfaces—including gut, gills, skin and nasal passages—that balances defence against pathogens with tolerance of commensal ...

A consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory viruses has been identified. The discovery, led by ...

A postdoctoral scholar position is open to study mucosal immunology relevant to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The position is funded by the ...

During the COVID pandemic, many of us have received multiple mRNA vaccines. New work by researchers at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent University, and University Hospital Ghent, ...

Vaccines save millions of lives every year, but there is still an urgent need for more efficient vaccines. Strategies to combat serious outbreaks of viral infections are particularly important. Such ...

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, has re-emerged worldwide and continues to be a major health concern. Caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, this contagious respiratory infection can ...

Successful reproduction presents a fundamental evolutionary paradox: the immune system must tolerate genetically foreign sperm and embryos while maintaining ...