A healthy immune system is one of the keys to a healthy life. It’s what protects your body from infection. If your immun ...

We often think about our immune system when a breakdown happens—AKA the sniffles start. Sick happens, and nothing can prevent anyone from never, ever coming down with an illness. However, it is ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

A map of the immune system has revealed how cells that are key to fighting off infections and certain medical conditions change with age. This could help improve vaccines and treatments for ...

What if I told you that letting your kids play in the dirt can have a profoundly positive impact on their health? Some investigators believe we spend far too much time maintaining cleanliness than is ...

The current path to CAR-T cell therapy is, by any measure, a logistical ordeal. A patient’s immune cells must be drawn out of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers are studying the potential of gold nanoparticles (yellow dots) to deliver drugs into the body. Veronika Sapozhnikova, ...

The most common side effects of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot are well known: soreness, mild fever, and general ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor metabolize fructose to suppress immune responses and promote tumor growth, reports a study ...