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 ...

Aging can make the immune system less effective. Learn why and how to support your immune health as you age.

How your immune system really ages — research shows aging brings adaptation not decline and reveals ways to maintain immune strength.

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have found a novel mechanism of our immune system we never knew existed.

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...

COUR Pharmaceuticals’ emerging platform reprograms the immune system to address the root causes of autoimmune diseases.

Discover how vitamin D influences immune system development, particularly in T cell function, and its role in autoimmune disease prevention.

Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, disease resistance, and aging. Their immune age model could help predict ...

With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign pathogens, these exquisitely sensitive cells somehow distinguish ...

After lockdown, immune system reacts more strongly to viruses and bacteria Comparison of the immune system in people with HIV and a control group Date: December 18, 2024 Source: Radboud University ...

Depression, recognized as the leading cause of disability worldwide, affects nearly one in six people over their lifetimes. Despite decades of research, much remains unknown about the biological ...

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