Our body's own defense system not only clears away bacteria and viruses, it can also fight cancer. However, not all tumor ...

Strong immune resilience between 40–70 cuts early death risk by 69%, preserves brain health, and boosts vaccine responses.

Older Adults Respond Well to Immunotherapy Despite Age-Related Immune System Differences Apr. 21, 2025 — Older adults with cancer respond just as well as younger patients to immune checkpoint ...

New hope: MHH researchers are mobilising the immune system's defence against tumour cells within just two weeks using a two-phase vaccination regimen.

A new study looking at deadly animal African trypanosomiasis has revealed how the parasite Trypanosoma congolense evades the ...

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, ...

The immune system plays a key role in protecting our bodies from infections and diseases. When it is weakened, the body’s ability to fight pathogens decreases, making us more susceptible to a range of ...

They also activate other components of the immune system, which then go to work to clear an infection. A new study explores the factors that influence how effectively antibodies engage specific ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising trick used by the herpes simplex virus to wake up inside the body. Researchers at the ...

For decades, scientists have searched for a way to outsmart Lyme disease, a stealthy infection that affects nearly half a million people each year in the U.S. Now, a breakthrough may be within reach.

Just visualise the scenario where you spend years of your life building up a defence team in your body that remembers every ...