Aging immune cells may be sabotaging the body from within. Researchers found that macrophages produce a protein that locks ...

Your immune system is your body’s built-in defense network, working nonstop to protect you from bacteria, viruses, and other ...

Who knows why different people have different symptoms with the common cold? Well, a new study used laboratory-grown noses ...

Life Extension reports women live 5.4 years longer than men due to biological and behavioral factors, but men can narrow this ...

Inflammation can feel like a small storm inside your body. It brings heat, swelling, and pain as the immune system rushes to ...

Researchers found an association between increased activity in a reward region of the brain—primarily stimulated by hopeful thinking—and heightened levels of protective antibodies after receiving a va ...

Colds are often associated with winter and low temperatures, but environmental factors play a greater role than simple exposure to viruses.

As soon as you are wounded—whether from grabbing a hot pan or contracting the flu—you begin a unique journey through variable ...

How do immune cells strike a balance, unleashing rapid attacks against pathogens or cancer, while avoiding damage to healthy cells? Research into an immune kill switch holds potential for controlling ...

As soon as you are wounded-whether from grabbing a hot pan or contracting the flu-you begin a unique journey through variable ...

A human study reveals how naturally occurring fat-derived molecules help switch off inflammation. Researchers at (UCL) have identified an important biological process that helps the body bring ...

The concept of vaccination was first developed in the 19th century when Dr. Edward Jenner made the observation that milkmaids were immune to a deadly virus known as smallpox. He realized that most ...