The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of ...

Stem cell pioneer Andras Nagy has a way of describing the work of your immune system: “It’s surveillance inside our body.” That surveillance does us good when harmful bacteria or viruses enter our ...

St. Jude researchers have discovered how mitochondria and lysosomes coordinate to control regulatory T cell activation, ...

Prakash Nagarkatti receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Mitzi Nagarkatti receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. A special group of immune cells known as ...

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues. When that balance breaks, infections can spread unchecked, or the body ...

An international team of researchers reports that the immune cells of older adults with a history of endurance training are more effective at combating inflammation. Regular physical activity not only ...

The immune system is complex with many moving parts. Research shows that consistent lifestyle habits, like adequate sleep, ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Citrus fruits are rich in vitamins and antioxidants to fight infection ...

Specially engineered 'young' immune cells could help to reverse the effects of aging and the damage to brain cells caused by ...