Aging isn’t just about creaky knees and a growing collection of reading glasses. It’s an inside job, too. And one of the most dramatic changes happens in your immune system. The defenses that once ...

Some viruses that make us sick are cleared by the immune system within days, while others lurk in our bodies for a lifetime ...

It’s cold and flu season and most of us will eventually encounter a virus. So, how does our immune system work to keep us healthy? According to Michaela Gack, PhD, Scientific Director of the Cleveland ...

A recent study from Michigan State University is underscoring concerns about exposure to PFAS, finding additional evidence ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Key Takeaways Echinacea may lower your risk of catching a cold, while zinc is more ...

New research from Michigan State University has found that exposure to PFAS can weaken the immune system in adults, reducing ...

Scientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and ...

Infections with cytomegalovirus (CMV) are extremely common and often pose no major threat to the vast majority of people. They can however be deadly for people whose immune system is weakened, e.g., ...

New research finds that exposure to PFAS may weaken the immune system in adults, raising new concerns about the long-term ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered thousands of new proteins that protect ...

Scientists generally agree that eukaryotes, the domain of life whose cells contain nuclei and that includes almost all multicellular organisms, originated from a process involving the symbiotic union ...