New research reveals how the simple nervous system of C. elegans worms can dramatically reconfigure itself to survive infection.

Whether you are a person about town or a worm in a dish, life can throw all kinds of circumstances your way. What you need is ...

Scientists find the protein IL-17 that fights infection also acts on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability. This adds to evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness.

Touted as the “unsung hero of brain health”, the treatment is supposed to be able to improve the brain’s oxidative metabolism ...

Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense against infection, helping to control ...

A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

The Real Monsters Don't Roar When we think of deadly animals, we imagine bloodthirsty lions, stealthy crocodiles, or ...

Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the ...