Macrophages, the immune system’s front-line scavenger cells, do more than simply digest dead cells. A new study published in ...

When a virus enters the lungs, the immune system has to react fast. The lung maintains its own community of immune cells ...

Your immune system is like an incredibly sophisticated security team, constantly patrolling your body for threats and neutralizing them before they can cause harm. When it’s working properly, this ...

In a recent review published in the journal Cell, a group of authors explored existing immunological assumptions to better understand unresolved phenomena and improve vaccine design, autoimmune ...

The immune system going rogue and attacking healthy tissue seems to behind some cases of long covid, a discovery that could ...

In the following weeks, there will likely be an increase in respiratory illnesses such as influenza, COVID-19 and RSV. Now is an excellent time to strengthen your immune system to help combat those ...

Doctors at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new cause of skin cancer, according to a case report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The culprit is a type of ...

The immune systems of men and women are known to display key differences. Men are, broadly speaking, more vulnerable to viral infections such as COVID and influenza. Women mount a stronger response to ...

Your 99.9% germ-free habits may be hurting long-term immunity. Here is what the hygiene hypothesis says about how these ...

The holiday season can be intense. People are traveling, hosting family and friends, and going to events — all the while keeping up other responsibilities of work and caregiving. All this activity has ...