Combating infectious diseases and the threat of antimicrobial resistance remains one of the greatest global challenges.
Researchers say it is vital that children born by caesarean section receive two doses of the measles vaccine for robust protection against the...
Vaccination not only reduces the severity of TB in infected cattle, but reduces its spread in dairy herds by 89%, research finds.
Cambridge mathematicians have developed a set of resources for students and teachers that will help them understand how maths can help tackle...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, genomic surveillance proved vital in helping understand the evolution and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now, an...
A person’s immune response to variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on their previous exposure – and differences in the...
Studies of a ‘future-proof’ vaccine candidate have shown that just one antigen can be modified to provide a broadly protective immune response in...
Scientists have discovered how poxviruses evade natural defences in living cells, and realised that drugs to stop them doing this are already...
An international team of researchers has found a genetic variant that may explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral...
Cambridge scientists have identified a signature in the blood that could help predict how well an individual will respond to vaccines. The discovery...
Should we be worried about frequent news reports of flu being detected in birds and other animals?
Cambridge start-up SMi and its research partners have received two Innovate UK awards to progress their work on testing for infectious diseases and...
Plan will accelerate a new approach to coronavirus vaccines research and development, to protect against COVID-19 variants and future pandemic...
