For many conditions including immune-related ones, genetics often explains only a small fraction of the differences between ...

But while you’re focused on keeping your internal defenses strong, there’s another immune system you probably haven’t thought ...

As winter looms on the horizon, so do viruses and bacteria prepared to usher in annual colds and flu. The immune system is ...

Endurance exercise includes activities that increase your breathing and heart rate such as walking, jogging, swimming, biking and jumping rope. A new study discovered that endurance exercise is linked ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

The short answer: nothing. “That’s a pseudoscience term,” says Laura Purdy, MD, MBA, founder and CEO of Swell Medical.

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how Staphylococcus aureus—a leading cause of skin infections—reshapes the ...

Countless ads might lead you to believe you need immunity-strengthening supplements; immunologists swear by something else.

Immunotherapy drugs continue to gain momentum across a growing range of disease areas with blockbusters such as Merck’s ...

This particular study found that the inflammation that naturally happens with endurance exercise has an impact on natural killer cells, encouraging them to be more efficient over time, says Amesh A.

The endocannabinoid system is one of the most diffuse neurotransmitter systems in the body and the brain. Understanding its ...