Consumption of soft drinks, supplemented with white sugar, alters the DNA of gut bacteria and affects the host immune system. The good news? These effects are reversible.

New research shows missing just one night of sleep can significantly disrupt your immune system, increasing vulnerability to illness.

Scientists have found that having a youthful brain or immune system may be key – more so than having a slowly ageing heart or lungs.

To address this, the team tested immune-modulating compounds that inhibit complement activation, aiming to reduce immune attacks on nanoparticles without broadly weakening the immune system.

This response, he adds, is because IL-2 stimulates the immune system, so it may cause shaking chills, fever, capillary leak syndrome (when fluid leaks outside of blood vessels and into legs and arms), ...

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation. The findings, presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, mark a ...

Not only do mitochondria serve as the engine of the cell – they also act as watchtowers for the immune system.

An immune-system user’s guide—an interview with Daniel Davis Our podcast on science and technology. This week: a myth-busting tour through immunology ...

An autoantibody associated with systemic lupus erythematosus may help improve the performance of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies used to treat cancers, according to recent findings.“Our ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and ...

Immune system discovery reveals potential solution to Alzheimer's Date: June 2, 2025 Source: University of Virginia Health System Summary: A new way of thinking about Alzheimer's disease has ...

Parkinson's disease is best known for its effects on the central nervous system. In addition, recent scientific advances generally emphasize the role of the immune system in the presence and ...