Stress affects many systems in our body and biologists Marcel Schaaf and Erin Faught at Radboud University are figuring out ...

Two years after this, Sakaguchi was able to link these discoveries. He proved that the Foxp3 gene governs the development of ...

Monash University researchers have developed a new technique to boost the effectiveness of both traditional and mRNA-based vaccines in animal models. Published in Immunity, the study found that adding ...

A study from the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, indicates that the high expression of the estrogen receptor is the main factor preventing the ...

Andrew Monteith receives funding from the National Institute of Health. Research from my colleagues and I revealed that mitochondria play another key role in your immune response: sensing bacterial ...

Vitamin C, zinc, and other compounds can help your immune system thrive. Eating superfoods with these vitamins and minerals may help your body fight infection and disease.

Foods that support immune health, like citrus fruits, fatty fish, and leafy greens, contain immune-boosting nutrients like zinc and vitamins C, D, and E.

A growing number of American adults have weakened immune systems, which can leave them vulnerable to severe illnesses. By Knvul Sheikh Kaley Karaffa had just turned 28 when the reality of having a ...

Immune system disorders in children include primary (inherited) and secondary (acquired) immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and immune-mediated inflammatory disorders. Share on ...

The women in my family are hardy, to put it lightly. They have shaken off countless illnesses and powered through pregnancies. They’ve managed this in spite of questionable lifestyle choices (let’s ...