Amid concerns about the simultaneous spread of multiple respiratory diseases, such as colds and influenza, with the change of ...

Our immune systems function by employing two separate responses when in contact with disease. The first is the innate immune system, which aids in monitoring for infection throughout the body. Innate ...

Strategies like washing your hands regularly and getting a flu shot go a long way towards keeping you healthy when seemingly ...

Lymphatic drainage is a simple but precise process that can have positive effects on the immune system. It usually requires specialized knowledge and training, but the treatment itself only involves a ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, primarily causes mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract ...

During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of serious illness and death was jarringly high in older populations. Why? Weakening immune systems — as we age, we become more vulnerable to infections, ...

Our brains might prime our immune system merely by seeing someone who looks sick. A study published July 28 in Nature Neuroscience found that participants who saw sick-looking faces in virtual reality ...

The immune system’s front line of defence against pathogens are the barriers presented by surfaces including the skin, gut mucosa and airway epithelium. Whilst providing a physical barrier through a ...

Stem-cell researcher Carolina Florian didn’t trust what she was seeing. Her elderly laboratory mice were starting to look younger. They were more sprightly and their coats were sleeker. Yet all she ...

The immune system is continually surveilling the body—looking for pathogens, xenobiotics, and other non-self signals. The various cell types which constitute the immune system are, thus, incredibly ...

The immune systems of men and women are known to display key differences. Men are, broadly speaking, more vulnerable to viral infections such as COVID and influenza. Women mount a stronger response to ...