What the shingles vaccine does is it dampens reactivations of latent viruses in a way that may be protecting other parts of your body,” Martin said. Including, it seems, the brain. The measles, mumps ...

Some antibodies neutralize the virus effectively, while others bind only weakly. Pinpointing exactly which parts of a virus ...

What families should know if they're traveling with small children who are too young to get their MMR immunizations.

ICMR and Panacea Biotec conduct third phase trials for indigenous dengue vaccine in India with promising results.

Here's what a titer test is, how one is administered and what results you can expect from taking one. A titer test is a ...

Ten people, the majority infected children, have been hospitalized in B.C. as health officials hope the spread of the virus ...

At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...

Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

A teenager from Madhya Pradesh's Rewa died despite taking a rabies injection after he was bitten by a stray dog. While the ...

A team at Scripps Research has created a microchip that can rapidly reveal how a person's antibodies respond to viruses using only a drop of blood. This game-changing technology, called mEM, condenses ...

Some mosquitoes in New Jersey carry diseases, including the West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis and Jamestown Canyon virus.