When you catch a cold or the flu, the misery you feel isn’t just from the invading virus. Instead, your body’s own immune response is responsible for most symptoms, from a runny nose to fever and ...

The immune system is a complex response of various cells that detect and elicit mechanisms to eliminate disease. This orchestrated response in healthy individuals overcomes infections and foreign ...

The legacy of Neandertals in modern people has often been framed as a genetic gift for fighting infection. This time, the ...

In the middle of a global pandemic, people now, more than ever, are invested in understanding how their immune system works. Although many questions remain in the field of immunology research, The Sun ...

Why do some people recover easily from bacterial infections while others rapidly deteriorate into life-threatening sepsis? According to a new study published in Nature Communications, the answer may ...

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have identified key differences in how immune cells generate and use energy, a process known as cellular metabolism, in people with latent versus active ...

Valley Fever, technically known as Coccidioidomycosis, is a dust-borne fungal infection that occurs in dry regions like the ...

What drives sex biases in the immune system? Examining how gender-affirming therapy affects the molecular profiles of immune cells of trans men reveals how hormones underpin immune responses. Read the ...

Scientists have discovered that the female immune system is better at fighting infections, but it increases the risk of lupus.

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

For about half the global population, rice is the staple food. Yet every year, a fungal disease—rice blast—destroys harvests ...