Why should the immune system not be “boosted,” but instead supported through consistent, healthy habits? Learn how the immune ...

We tend to zoom in on our immune systems each fall, whether that means getting vaccinated, exploring supplements that may (or may not) support our body's ability to fight viruses, or simply crossing ...

Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the "father of functional medicine," says that's not actually ...

The immune system's B cells create antibodies that can mount a response against just about anything—either destroying a pathogen or instructing the rest of the immune system to go after the offender.

We're keeping an eye on new influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viral variants. Here's what we know about those viruses—and your immune ...

Measles can induce immune amnesia, a phenomenon that eliminates acquired immunity to other infectious diseases.

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...

Your body often speaks in quiet tones—fatigue and bloating can hint at an underlying immune imbalance that starts in the gut.

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) show that active mitochondria ...

A single sauna session appears to briefly increase circulating white blood cells, hinting at a short-term shift in how the immune system monitors the body. Credit: Stock A brief sauna session may ...

Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the "father of functional medicine," says that's not actually ...