The immune system is a complex network of cells and chemicals that defend the body against harmful invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It includes various components such as ...

HIV doesn’t make you sick immediately. It slowly weakens the immune system. Knowing how it works helps reduce fear, ...

A "hybrid" immune system approach may prevent or cure Type 1 diabetes (T1D) by combining blood stem cell and islet cell transplants. The method uses a nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen to prevent ...

With the peak of cold and flu season here, did you know that getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick? “Sleep is critically important to maintaining a healthy immune system, so we ...

Bacteria may be the next frontier in cancer treatment, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State that devised a new approach of creating bacteria-derived mixtures—or cocktails—to help fight ...

Getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick. “Sleep is critically important to maintaining a healthy immune system, so we need to sleep enough. We also need to have good timing of our ...

Of all the ways our immune system can run amok and damage the body instead of protecting it, autoimmune encephalitis is one of the most unfathomable. Seemingly healthy people abruptly spiral with ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory marginal zone lymphoma who have received at least ...

In a study published Dec. 2 in the journal Cell, Stanford University researchers found that adults who received the shingles ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have found a promising new target in the fight against high-grade serous ...