As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate a key component of immune function, ...

Although winter is coming to a close, cold and flu season is still threatening our immune systems. Staying healthy is a marriage of several simple practices, according to Dr. Roger Seheult, a critical ...

The team’s research provides compelling evidence for the brain’s influence on physiology. A deeper understanding of this mind ...

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do ...

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...

From cholera to norovirus, Giardia to hookworms, the gut is vulnerable to an impressive array of pathogens. To keep us alive in the face of this onslaught, the intestinal immune system must be ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues. When that balance breaks, infections can spread unchecked, or the body ...

Elderberry supplements and syrups pop up all over the place during cold and flu season, making it feel like everyone else knows something you don’t. But is elderberry full of the immune-boosting ...