which work together to fight off infections and diseases. But how much do you know about it? When you understand everything that your immune system does for you and how everyday things affect it ...

We can rely on our immune system somewhat but how does it work to keep us healthy? It’s simple — once we fight off a particular virus, our immune system remembers it. It does its best to ...

Researchers have discovered the mechanism that helps regulate the immune system’s response to helminth infection.

Plus it can help you recover up to three times faster if a virus does sneak past your defenses. The study authors say melatonin makes viruses sluggish, so your immune system can destroy them ...

The work is described today in Cell 1. To devise a strategy against cancer, the authors took a cue from a challenge facing people who receive organ transplants: the human immune system recognizes ...

The human immune system has evolved to deal with a host of different infections. It has a variety of weapons it can deploy which work together not only to eradicate ... But an overactive immune ...

Scientists of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified new interactions between pancreatic cancer cells ...

But studies have shown the adrenaline hit of the cold water does flood the ... they had the immune systems of people decades younger. "I know the trials have not really been done in high enough ...

While everyone is battling that brutal flu this winter, protecting our immune systems feels more important than ever. After all, how can we engage in ‘new year, new me’ while we’re stuck in ...