How do immune cells strike a balance, unleashing rapid attacks against pathogens or cancer, while avoiding damage to healthy cells? Research into an immune kill switch holds potential for controlling ...

Your immune system is like an incredibly sophisticated security team, constantly patrolling your body for threats and neutralizing them before they can cause harm. When it’s working properly, this ...

Vitamin D's main function is to promote bone health, but it helps with other necessary bodily functions, as well. That's why it's important to make sure you are getting a proper amount of vitamin D, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. When flu season hits or stress runs high, you’ll often hear advice on how to “boost” your immune system.

Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) have heightened innate immune responses to bacteria, viruses and fungi. While these responses are essential to fight infection ...

Probiotics are microbes that pacify your immune system and prevent the collateral damage from an overactive inflammatory ...

From "good dirt" to nutrition, we talked to parents and experts about the building blocks of a super-powered immune system. Every parent knows a familiar cycle: summer freedom gives way to September ...

When an injury occurs or a microbe enters the body, inflammation kicks in to repair and protect. But what happens when this ...