Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered a critical link between the immune system in early life and ...

Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit for giving the human immune system a memory. Now, researchers at the ...

The immune system comprises multiple cell lineages and subsets maintained in tissues throughout the lifespan, with unknown effects of tissue and age on immune cell function. Here we comprehensively ...

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, ...

Although chemotherapy helps kill cancer cells, it can also affect healthy white blood cells, weakening the immune system. Eating nutritious foods, exercising, and avoiding illnesses are some ways to ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This careful equilibrium is ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

We’ll definitely be trying this during cold and flu season. Interest in immune system health tends to peak alongside upper-respiratory viruses each fall and winter. It’s a cruel fact of life: As ...