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 ...

A mumps virus enters the body, then enters a cell. There it makes copies of itself. How does the immune system respond? It's up to you to figure it out. A play-by-play explanation will follow ...

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Hard work. Persistence ... body better cope with stress is perhaps the most impressive thing it does for the immune system. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, Internist, Emory School of Medicine ...

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

The notion that the immune system is something ... and interact in the immune system. What their work reveals, is just how complicated and integrated this response really is – throughout our ...

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 ...

Dengue viral infections can result in a range of symptoms. Some people show no symptoms or just have mild signs of the disease, but others develop severe complications. How does the body respond ...

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 ...