Elite units within the Armed Forces around the globe place a high premium on conditioning, particularly regarding ... with excessive loads that can gradually weaken their immune systems. Our immune ...

Our body's own defense system not only clears away bacteria and viruses, it can also fight cancer. However, not all tumor ...

Two major studies from Harvard and MIT uncover a surprising link between the immune system and the brain, revealing how ...

Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other components of ...

T-cell activation involves two phases, enabling a more precise immune response. This insight may boost cancer immunotherapy ...

Older adults with cancer respond just as well as younger patients to immune checkpoint inhibitors despite age-related immune ...

As we age, maintaining a strong immune system becomes more difficult than ever. Our bodies naturally change, and one of the most significant shifts is in our immune response. With age, the immune ...

The influenza virus manipulates the body's gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at ...

The highly contagious virus doesn’t just cause a rash and fever — it can also wipe out the immune system’s memory, leaving survivors vulnerable to infections they’ve fought off before ...