As the immune system ages, it reacts more slowly to pathogens, vaccines become less effective, and the risk of cancer ...

Researchers have demonstrated how a secret weapon made in the gut, produced by consuming foods like pomegranate and walnuts, ...

The immune system faces a delicate balancing act: it must be aggressive enough to fight infections and cancer, yet restrained ...

In another interesting study, researchers explored whether physical activity can train, strengthen, and protect your immune ...

A newly recognized set of T helper cells seems to guard against aging by eliminating harmful senescent cells. Their presence in supercentenarians suggests they may be a key to maintaining a healthier, ...

An international team of researchers reports that the immune cells of older adults with a history of endurance training are more effective at combating inflammation. Regular physical activity not only ...

Once thought to be a flaw in the system, new research suggests that CD4 T cells may actually hold the key to maintaining a ...

The first, obviously, was making functional electronic devices smaller than cells that can circulate in our blood. “Previous ...

New research comparing four different flu vaccines found that the ability of the vaccines to activate cells of the immune system that help to protect against infection varied greatly depending on the ...

Cells have an internal skeleton that maintains their structure and also drives their movement. Known as the cytoskeleton, ...

A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes ...