Immune response to otherwise harmless yeast becomes a problem in Crohn's disease

Almost everyone carries Candida albicans. The yeast colonizes human mucous membranes—for example, the oral mucosa and the ...
American Chemical Society

How an emerging class of tick-borne viruses escape human immune defenses

Learning about the structure and function of nairoviruses helps researchers predict and monitor their potential to cause ...
Frontiers

The gut–immune–brain axis in neurological disorders: microbial immunology and host–microbe interactions

The human gut harbors a vast and dynamic microbial ecosystem that extends far beyond its traditional role in digestion. Over the past decade, mounting ...

How studying oral inflammatory diseases can help researchers understand other human diseases

A team of researchers from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, the VCU School of Dentistry and the University of ...