Here's our selection of the top immunology stories in the news this week.
Thursday 9 February
- Antibiotics taken during pregnancy ‘may weaken a baby’s immune system and increase risk of lung disease’ - The Independent
- Lab-made salmonella boosts mice's immune systems to fight cancer - The Verge
- Researchers quantify immune cells associated with future breast cancer risk - EurekAlert
Wednesday 8 February
- Why male immune cells are from Mars and female immune cells are from Venus - EurekAlert
- A new immunologic and endocrine syndrome - EurekAlert
- Immune system defence force captured in action - UCL
Tuesday 7 February
- Immune system genes linked to most common type of leukaemia - Institute of Cancer Research
- Encouraging clinical results for an antibody drug to prevent or treat HIV - EurekAlert
- Unearthing immune responses to common drugs - EurekAlert
- A new model for activation of the immune system - EurekAlert
Monday 6 February
- Immunotherapy: Training the body to fight cancer - The Conversation
- Zika virus blindfolds immune alarm cells - EurekAlert
- Study points to a universal immune mechanism as a regulator of sleep - EurekAlert