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.

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

Because your immune system is left in a near-blank state, similar to that of a baby’s, studies show it can take years to slowly rebuild and relearn how to defend against infections. Measles ...

It is important to send a strong signal to the immune system while also anticipating how the cancer may adapt and evolve to evade the immune system. The research in my lab and others at MSK will help ...

Traditional antigen-specific immune tolerance (ASIT) strategies are not fully specific and do not address the root cause of the disease. Instead, they train the immune system to recognize antigens ...

Immunotherapy method for cancer treatment for immune system outline diagram. Labeled educational scheme as medical therapy for oncology illness vector illustration. Kills selectively cancerous cells.

The immune system serves as the body’s primary defense against illness, making its maintenance crucial for overall health. While basic practices like hand washing and balanced nutrition form the ...

Like the rest of your body, your immune system ages, too. This contributes to higher rates of illnesses such as respiratory infections. Scientists haven’t found strong data to support any one ...

Your immune system may be momentarily suppressed by prolonged (more than 1.5 hours) strenuous exercise without food intake, which could provide an opportunity for an infection to take hold ...

In the meantime, I plan to strengthen my immune system all year-round so that it doesn’t let me down next fall. A version of this article was previously published on Glamour Germany.

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

The idea that the immune system is influenced by sex hit the headlines because of the markedly higher rates of COVID-19 deaths in men than in women 1, fuelling researchers’ desire to understand ...