Humans have been attempting to combat cancer since the time of the Ancient Egyptians, and recent decades have seen remarkable progress. However, tumor cells have developed sophisticated ways to evade ...

Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they play critical roles in our health and biology; they can help us break down food, absorb nutrients; and they affect the immune ...

As the body ages, so does the immune system. The immune system usually becomes less effective in older age, a process known as immunosenescence. This can increase the risk of: While you can’t prevent ...

Lymphatic drainage is a simple but precise process that can have positive effects on the immune system. It usually requires specialized knowledge and training, but the treatment itself only involves a ...

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New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. The study on mice shows that the brain's hypothalamus controls how the ...

Scientists have achieved an unprecedented look into how the human immune system attacks a transplanted pig kidney, using spatial molecular imaging to map immune activity down to the cellular level.

A new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has discovered a surprising new mechanism in the brain that may explain why people recovering from drug addiction often relapse. Repeated ...

The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico is now close to 300 reported cases, surpassing the total number of cases in all of the U.S. in 2024. Dr. Alex Cvijanovich has been a practicing ...

New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ...