A collaborative team from the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Perelman School of Medicine have unraveled ...

Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have created an engineered model of the supportive tissue ...

NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) --It may not be the mythical fountain of youth, but the strength of the body's immune system could hold the key to a healthy, long life, experts told UPI. The concept of so ...

Sneaky parasite evades the human immune system by stripping cells and wearing them as a disguise Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them ...

As the body ages, so does the immune system. The immune system usually becomes less effective in older age, a process known as immunosenescence. This can increase the risk of: While you can’t ...

Social jet lag associated with irregular sleep patterns and inconsistent exposure to daylight is increasingly common, and has been linked with a weakened immune system. Disruption of our circadian ...

Daylight can boost the immune system's ability to fight infections. The immune system is regulated by a body clock and is more active during the day, scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University ...

Astrocytes are abundant cells of the central immune system that regulate inflammation in multiple diseases. In this study, the researchers examined how their role in the immune response could ...

During evolution, the innate immune system appeared before the adaptive immune system, and some form of innate immunity probably exists in all multicellular organisms. By contrast with adaptive ...