Learn how breathing strategies and cold immersion techniques developed by Wim Hof directly impact the autonomic and ...

Older adults with cancer respond just as well as younger patients to immune checkpoint inhibitors despite age-related immune ...

"I've heard, 'I can boost my immune system if I take a lot of vitamins.' It could be vitamin D, vitamin A [or] zinc," Bland says. "[But] those nutrients don't boost the immune system. Those ...

The immune system comprises two immunity strategies: the innate and the acquired (adaptive) immune system. The innate immune system provides general protection from pathogens and must react quickly.

Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal due to an overreaction of the body’s immune system called a cytokine storm. Cytokines are small proteins released by many different cells in ...

Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen Date: March 28, 2025 Source: University of Pennsylvania Summary: Researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the ...

HIV gradually weakens the body’s immune system by infecting and destroying white blood cells called T-cells. If left untreated, HIV causes AIDS – a life-threatening syndrome resulting from the ...

Autoimmunity is a process by which the immune system reacts against the body's own tissues. Chronic and/or excessive autoimmune responses can result in autoimmune diseases. A simple blood test ...