Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown promise in addressing the global threat of antibiotic resistance. University of Queensland researchers have found ...

Jody Baron and Gabi Fragiadakis discover why some people with chronic Hepatitis B are cured after they're taken off of ...

People with hard-to-treat asthma often have to use medicines such as systemic steroids that broadly suppress the immune ...

That same year, biologists in Japan identified a receptor on the surface of cells that the measles virus uses to break in.

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When immune cells become overactive, your immune system itself can cause disease. NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA For immune health, some ...

Daily habits like limited sunlight, poor sleep timing, dehydration, and chronic stress can quietly weaken immune function ...

Experts break down why eggs—a simple, high-quality protein—are immunity-strengthening heroes, and the best ways to cook them.

Scientists have long known that the immune system plays a key role in aging. As people age, they have weaker responses to ...

At WIRED Health, immunologist Daniel Davis detailed the ways in which new technologies are enabling a better understanding of ...

For decades, the thymus has been regarded as a vestigial organ of childhood, essential for T-cell education early in life, but thought to lose relevance as it involutes into fatty tissue after ...

Andy Warhol predicted that in the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes… is it finally the turn of the humble carrot ...