Cause of immune system avoidance of certain pathogens discovered
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 23:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that a special set of sugars found on some disease-causing pathogens helps those pathogens fight the body's natural defenses as well as vaccines. This discovery may be a first step in understanding a disease family that includes tuberculosis for which there are currently no good vaccines or cures.