A new method to keep human lymph node tissue alive and functioning outside the body for several days could give researchers a ...

It starts with a sneeze. Someone on the subway didn't cover their mouth and now a cloud of invisible invaders hangs in the air. Before you even step off the train, your immune system has already begun ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore and the National Cancer Centre Singapore have developed a ...

Rochester, Minn. — The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that ...

There is no magic pill or supplement. But several lifestyle interventions are backed by compelling research. I’ve noticed I’m getting more colds as I get older. What can I do to give my immune system ...

To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...

Certain types of biochemical processes can impair the immune system's ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. Purdue University's W. Andy Tao and his associates have developed a new way to study ...

Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago. By Apoorva Mandavilli It’s an idea as popular as it is incorrect: American babies ...

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) here in the US and the World Health Organization (WHO ...

In a fascinating twist, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered that a sugar molecule cancer cells use to hide from the immune system might also protect insulin-producing beta cells in type 1 diabetes. By ...