Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

Feel your best with these immunity-boosting habits.

Although winter is coming to a close, cold and flu season is still threatening our immune systems. Staying healthy is a marriage of several simple practices, according to Dr. Roger Seheult, a critical ...

As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate a key component of immune function, ...

From cholera to norovirus, Giardia to hookworms, the gut is vulnerable to an impressive array of pathogens. To keep us alive in the face of this onslaught, the intestinal immune system must be ...

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

The end of winter is often a particularly challenging time for our health. Although it may feel as though the cold, grey days–and the associated bugs–are drawing to a close, this is often the time of ...

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

The team’s research provides compelling evidence for the brain’s influence on physiology. A deeper understanding of this mind ...