Although anthrax is a rare infection, the bacteria remains a looming threat ... a life-threatening overeaction by the body’s immune system. Thankfully, becoming infected with anthrax is rare ...

One focus was multivalent vaccines that could prime the body's immune system to ward off ... enough to dissolve not only grass stains but anthrax bacteria and other germs that form hardened ...

Bacterial superorganisms must evolve defenses to fight off infections, and microbiologists found that they use a weapons cache coincidentally similar to that of the human immune system. Kamal is a ...

The capsule acts like a shield, protecting the bacteria from the body's immune system. By blocking key immune defences -- such as clearing bacteria from the airways or marking them for destruction ...

A specialized protein produced by the immune system that helps destroy disease ... Gram-positive bacteria include the streptococci, staphylococci, and the bacterium that causes anthrax. A small ...

The use of anthrax as a bioweapon is rare, but devastating. This new treatment might one day save people that are beyond the ...