Novel research led by Brazilian scientists describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to ...

Your immune system harbors a lifetime's worth of information about threats it's encountered - a biological Rolodex of baddies. Often the perpetrators are viruses and bacteria you've conquered; others ...

Most cells evolve slowly, accumulating incremental changes that better suit their environments. Immune cells, because they must adapt rapidly to counter new threats, evolve much more quickly. Part of ...

Fighting off pathogens is a tour de force that must happen with speed and precision. A team of researchers at CeMM and MedUni Vienna led by Christoph Bock and Matthias Farlik has investigated how ...

Winter brings plenty of outdoor fun but also a flurry of viruses that can challenge your immune system. As we spend more time indoors with more people around us, we find ourselves exposed to ...

A new study explains how pancreatic tumors use a sugar coating to hide from the immune system and shows that a newly ...

Simply the smell of seafood can make those with an allergy to it violently ill — and therefore more likely to avoid it. The same avoidance behavior is exhibited by people who develop food poisoning ...

There is an undeniable connection between a strong immune system and nutrition. Learn why what you eat matters and other ways to boost your immune system.

It also improved the immune system's ability to clear harmful bacteria. The production of UA is largely dependent on the gut's microbiota, but it's believed that microbial groups including ...