Parents can help strengthen their child’s immune system by focusing on some key areas. The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body from ...

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

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

A Czech scientist has contributed to understanding the function of the thymus—the training center of the immune system. T ...

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Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...

Go back to the basics. Gentle cleansing, daily sunscreen, and consistent moisturizing. “Anything that helps your skin barrier ...

Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues—including in the nervous system—that typically do not result in disease. The microbes associated with these infections enter a latent stage ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — More than a century of scientific research has shed light on the neuroimmune interaction ...

As the temperatures decline, many people begin to wonder about the relationship between cold weather and their health. One common belief is that colder temperatures can weaken the immune system, ...

The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect the body from harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi, that can lead to ...