When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response. The brain activates ...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered that PD-1—a molecule best known for putting the brakes on immune ...

Even the sight of a sick-looking avatar in a virtual room alerts the human immune system. It therefore becomes active even before an infection occurs.

Even while we're using virtual reality (VR), our immune system still responds to germ-related dangers we perceive, new research has found. If you're wearing a VR headset and see a sneeze or cough or ...

Chronic inflammation can stem from weight, age, stress, pollution, and lifestyle choices. Learn the top contributors and how ...

Pregnancy may represent a previously underappreciated window of heightened vulnerability to environmental pollutants, ...

Microglia, a type of brain immune cell, can gobble up amyloid beta protein, which clumps together into toxic aggregates ...

When you see someone who looks sick, your brain doesn't wait for them to get close before sounding the alarm. In fact, just ...

Immune evasion is a significant focus in the field of infectious diseases, as it sheds light on how pathogens circumvent the host's immune defenses.