The Trump administration has launched a $500 million project to develop a universal flu vaccine that won't need yearly ...

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases took the largest hit in terms of money canceled, at approximately $505 million worth of grants terminated by the HHS. Although Democrats ...

A decade ago, a clinical trial in the U.K. famously showed that children who were exposed to peanuts in the early months of ...

The lab is managed by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is near the US Army Medical Research Institute of ...

In 2023, Järvinen-Seppo's team received a $7 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to study environmental, microbiome, and immune differences between OOM ...

Learn about Illinois' most common tick species, the diseases they carry, and tips to prevent tick bites this season.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – Master Sgt. Jonathan Brewer of the Illinois Army National Guard, based in Springfield, was named the Distinguished Honor Graduate of Class 50 of the Sergeants Major ...

Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, various new infectious diseases continue to emerge, posing ongoing viral threats that demand robust and sustained immune defenses.

An international research team has discovered a critical protein that acts as a 'switch' regulating immune responses to viruses.

Last year in Illinois, the agency said that 72 Illinois counties reported positive tests for West Nile Virus in mosquitoes, ...

A dead rabbit found in Central Illinois has tested positive for a bacterial disease, prompting the local health department to urge residents to monitor their families and pets for signs of the ...

In a significant advancement for local allergy care, the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has been officially certified as Virginia's first pollen counting station by the National Allergy ...