Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do ...

An initiative partly funded by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has moved further towards its goal of producing a 'human cell atlas' (HCA) to map every cell type in the human body.

The last thing you want to hear when you’re feeling down is something like “chin up” or “just think positive.” But there may ...

A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinsky Institute has today decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary Branco, Fred Ramsdell, and Simonakaguchi for their discoveries ...

In a new study, people who incorporated a fermented side dish into their weekly routine saw meaningful shifts in immune cells that help the body fight infections.

Pancreatic cancer uses a sugar-coated disguise to evade the immune system, helping explain why it’s so hard to treat.

Getting a tattoo may leave a lasting mark not only on your skin, but also on your immune system. This is the conclusion of a ...