Inflammation can feel like a small storm inside your body. It brings heat, swelling, and pain as the immune system rushes to ...

Researchers found an association between increased activity in a reward region of the brain—primarily stimulated by hopeful thinking—and heightened levels of protective antibodies after receiving a va ...

As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate a key component of immune function, ...

Colds are often associated with winter and low temperatures, but environmental factors play a greater role than simple exposure to viruses.

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an experimental immunotherapy that takes an unconventional approach to metastatic cancer: instead of going after cancer cells ...

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 ...

Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a ...

Vitamin D is one of those nutrients most people don’t think about until something feels...off. If you feel like you and your ...

A recent clinical trial suggests that kimchi may help suppress excessive immune responses and enhance immune function. This is the first study to investigate the immunological effects of kimchi at a ...

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 ...

Kimchi may do far more than add flavor to meals—it could help fine-tune the human immune system. A clinical study using advanced single-cell genetic analysis found that regular kimchi consumption ...

Tattoos have gained widespread popularity, with nearly one in three Americans having at least one. But beneath the colorful designs lurks a hidden journey. According to a new study, tattoo ink doesn’t ...