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

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for ...

Rochester, Minn. — The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that ...

The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that some older people ...

Researchers are uncovering why the immune system falters in space, from microbiome shifts to stress, and how to fight back.

Yep, a new Scientific Reports study found that endurance exercise (think: long-distance running, swimming, or cycling) is ...

A new study by researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, working with colleagues at Columbia University in New York, documents how the immune system functions differently in patients with ...

In addition to strengthening the muscles, lungs, and heart, regular physical exercise also strengthens the immune system.