Your immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off infection. Your immune system can be affected by sleep, diet, and stress.

For many conditions including immune-related ones, genetics often explains only a small fraction of the differences between ...

In a recent review in Food Science & Nutrition, researchers summarize current medical knowledge regarding the role of fruits, vegetables, spices, animal products, and other foods in strengthening the ...

A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of ...

Kefir, like many other fermented foods (e.g., yogurt, kombucha, kimchi, unpasteurized sauerkraut) also contains a mix of ...

Researchers have published the first description of the role of the ZFP36 family of RNA binding proteins in regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are key to maintaining balance in the immune system and ...

Zinc is an essential mineral required for a wide range of cellular metabolic activities. It plays vital roles in regulating the catabolic activities of several enzymes and increasing immune functions, ...

Endurance exercise may train the immune system as much as the muscles. Older adults with decades of running or cycling had ...

In today’s increasingly digital world, where people can go days without meaningful in-person interaction, the importance of social connections often gets overlooked. Yet, these human bonds do more ...

Each year, six Nobel Prizes are awarded in the fields of physiology or medicine, physics, chemistry, economics, literature ...

That’s right, you might be more prone to getting a case of the sniffles—or at least feeling sick—during your flow. “Hormones take on a roller coaster ride during the menstrual cycle, and these ...