Researchers looked at 60 female students between 17 and 23, and found that those who reported sleep disturbances or anxiety ...

When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or cancer. Immune cells that are designed to ...

Can the immune system cure cancer? Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong discusses a paradigm shift using NK cells to treat tumors without ...

Why do certain immune cells remain permanently active in allergic asthma—even in an environment that should actually damage ...

Borrowing a cancer cell’s disguise, scientists shielded insulin-producing cells from attack by the immune system, a breakthrough that could pave the way for targeted type 1 diabetes treatments without ...

Mucosal surfaces serve as critical battlegrounds where the immune system must balance tolerance to commensal organisms with rapid defense against pathogens.

Multicellular organisms are a mosaic of different cells, tissues, and systems, each with their own specific function and interactions with other cells within the organism and/or the larger environment ...

Immunotherapy, which uses programmed immune cells to selectively destroy cancer cells, has transformed cancer treatment. However, cancer cells have developed immune evasion strategies, leading to poor ...

Stress affects many systems in our body and biologists Marcel Schaaf and Erin Faught at Radboud University are figuring out ...

Foods that support immune health, like citrus fruits, fatty fish, and leafy greens, contain immune-boosting nutrients like zinc and vitamins C, D, and E.