This vitamin supports the creation and upkeep of immune cells, including white blood cells. It also helps the body respond faster to common winter infections. Add oranges, lemons, and grapefruits to ...

New research shows feverish temperatures make it more difficult for viruses to hijack our cells. A mouse study suggests it's ...

Eczema and psoriasis are chronic inflammatory skin conditions, which appear to aggravate the conditions during the winter ...

Glioblastoma is the most common and deadliest brain cancer, killing about three in 100,000 people yearly. It grows quickly, ...

Pneumonia, a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, continues to pose significant clinical and public health challenges, particularly amid the ...

A recently approved group of drugs - immune checkpoint inhibitors - can boost the body's ability to eliminate a tumor and ...

For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been the nation's immune system, detecting threats early, coordinating rapid responses, and safeguarding population ...

The endocannabinoid system is found throughout the brain and body and plays a key role in everything from memory and learning ...

Study shows social isolation following immune challenge is self-imposed and driven by an active neural process, rather than a secondary consequence of physiological symptoms of sickness.

Immunotherapies, such as the blockbuster immune checkpoint inhibitor drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab), work by keeping cancer cells from suppressing a patient’s immune system and thus allowing the immune ...

New research uncovers the exact immune-to-brain pathway that drives the loss of social motivation during sickness.

An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system.