Japanese women are among the healthiest in the world – but how do they do it? Japanese-American Sanae Ishida, 54, shares the simple daily habits to give your day-to-day a boost. Growing up in a ...

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As flu season approaches and public health officials roll out their annual push for vaccination, Allen Institute scientists ...

Our immune response is not fixed. It is a living, adaptive network of cells and signals that evolves over our lifespan, ...

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

“Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs which causes inflammation in the tiny air sacs in the lungs, which are called alveoli ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues ...

“Typically a more viral or an allergic cough tends to be on the drier side. Sometimes, if it’s viral, it’s also linked to a sore throat or feeling a bit congested and usually improves itself after a ...

Short term stress can be a good thing – but when chronic it affects everything from immunity to digestion. Here’s how to keep ...

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