The immune system is a complex network of cells and chemicals that defend the body against harmful invaders like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It includes various components such as ...

New research shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people's immune response to microorganisms. During the lockdown, inflammation level in the body was low, ...

A new Review reveals how aging can push the immune system into a paradoxical state, weaker against threats yet more prone to attacking the body’s own tissues.

The immune system operates at a scale scientists are only just beginning to be able to see. That new view could change how diseases like cancer are tackled. Speaking at WIRED Health on April 16, ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of ...

When it comes to living a long life, it seems not all organs are created equal. Scientists have found that having a youthful brain or immune system may be key – more so than having a slowly ageing ...

Immunosenescence, the progressive aging of the immune system, is characterized by changes in immune cell composition and function that increase susceptibility to disease. However, how biological sex ...

Therefore, a detailed understanding of the mechanisms by which the nervous and immune systems interact in cancer is extremely important for both the prevention and treatment of cancer. In this review, ...

Study reveals how our immune system transforms across a lifetime—unlocking the potential for predicting disease risk and optimizing health before symptoms appear. Resource: Integrating single-cell RNA ...