The same pathogen can often elicit very different responses from different people. Scientists sought to understand more about ...

About one in five people living in the U.S. suffer from an anxiety disorder, but it turns out that immune cells, rather than neurons, control your anxiety levels.

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body’s immune system has revealed deeper insights for an international team of scientists into fundamental immune system function.

Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite ...

Getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick. “Sleep is critically important to maintaining a healthy immune system, so we need to sleep enough. We also need to have good timing of our ...

Vitamin C and vitamin D both support immune function in different ways, but neither will prevent you from getting sick on their own. Vitamin C may slightly shorten colds, while vitamin D deficiency ...

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Lesser known complication from the measles virus deserves attention, according to retired pediatrician: it can erase immune ...

When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in "low power" mode to preserve immune function ...

Research in psychoneuroimmunology suggests strong relationships may reduce stress and inflammation, indirectly supporting ...

With the peak of cold and flu season here, did you know that getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick? “Sleep is critically important to maintaining a healthy immune system, so we ...