The human immune system is a complex defense mechanism that aims to keep us healthy and safe from viruses, bacteria and all other types of pathogens we might come into contact with. But not all ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — With a coronavirus vaccine now being administered in Arkansas, health officials say it’s starting to stimulate immunity against the disease. The first round of Moderna and Pfizer ...

In a recent study published in Jornal de Pediatria, researchers explored active and passive vaccination among children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Study: Current strategies and ...

It has long been thought that the transference of antibodies from the mother across the placenta during pregnancy confers passive immunity to measles for newborns and infants, but new research ...

Bovine colostrum represents the first secreted milk post-parturition and is rich in immunoglobulins, growth factors and essential bioactive compounds that are critical for the establishment of passive ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is recommending a new immunization shot for newborns and infants under eight months old this fall to help prevent them from catching RSV, or respiratory syncytial ...

Former secretary of state Colin Powell takes part in an onstage interview at the Washington Ideas Forum in Washington in September 2015. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The recent tragic death of former ...