A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...

We don't yet know if vitamin D supplements can boost your immune system, as research on the topic has shown mixed results. If you want to try vitamin D supplements for better immune health, your ...

Dr. Ian Flinn, chief scientific officer at Tennessee Oncology and One Oncology in Nashville, Tennessee, explains Lunsumio ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of ...

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School offers a new view of how the immune system responds to organ ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a new class of antibodies that amplify the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. By clustering ...

A researcher is planning on investigating potential treatments aimed at the root causes of type 1 diabetes. At the (MUSC), ...

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 prevent ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...