Science news articles about 'line defences'

... that cause pneumonic plague can evade our first-line defences, making it difficult for the body to fight ... the importance of the non-specific, first-line immune defences during the critical early phase ...

... improve treatment of viral skin infections. This work identifies previously unrecognised first-line defence mechanisms that are particularly important in barrier locations such as the skin and the ...

... used to fight a number of different infections such as sinusitis and pneumonia. They are also an effective first line of defence against TB infections that show drug resistance. New research shows, ...