Immunology

More than half of Australians think people with a food allergy are over-cautious, a new survey has found. Unrealistic reactions from a handful of parents taint

Our genes are less active in winter, researchers say, so our immune system could be one of the many mechanisms that are subtly affected by "seasonality".

A US professor who led global efforts to eradicate smallpox, says new methods such as oral vaccine or skin patches are needed to overcome debates over the use of syringes

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The government says it is not good enough that parents expect taxpayer funding yet don't vaccinate their kids. The federal government has flagged a possible

The latest in a string of candidate vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus has proven safe in an early trial in healthy adults in China. But while it triggered

Queensland's government wants to give childcare centres the power to ban children from their premises, but is not planning a blanket ban.

American researchers have finally traced the origins of two AIDS virus strains to gorillas from southwest Cameroon. Two of four strains of

A prototype drug has provided protection for monkeys carrying the simian version of the AIDS virus, giving hope of a vaccine for HIV in humans.

Australian researchers say a particular strain of probiotics could provide an effective treatment for peanut allergies. Australian researchers

Babies will be protected with free access to the whooping cough vaccine, the Victorian government has announced. Whooping cough vaccines will

At least five venues have cancelled events featuring a controversial US anti-vaccination campaigner, amid a growing internet protest against her visit.

Researchers are predicting higher levels of carbon dioxide will boost pollen production to the detriment of hay fever sufferers in coming decades.

Scientists say they have found the genetic mechanism for spontaneous curing infected patients of HIV, holding out new hope for AIDS sufferers.

The risk of obesity in children rises if they are given antibiotics before the age of two, a US study says. Kids treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics before

Researchers believe dry roasted peanuts, which undergo chemical changes at high temperatures, may be more likely to lead to allergy than raw nuts.

An Adelaide baby has died from meningococcal disease, one of five cases in SA in September. A six-month old girl has died in Adelaide from

Research shows women who have received the HPV vaccine are less likely to get tested for cervical cancer. MELBOURNE, AAP - Women who have had the human papillomavirus

Research suggests immunisation against bird flu strains that don't usually threaten humans may provide the nearest thing yet to a "universal" flu vaccine.

A bacterium, called Clostridia, appears to minimise the likelihood that rodents will become allergic to peanuts, and researchers want to test it on people.