However, Schonhoff’s work and others are proving that it’s not that simple after all. The brain does have its own immune system in the form of microglia – specialized cells that act as macrophages in ...

The CDC specifically recommends washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or the amount of time it ...

It’s cold and flu season and most of us will eventually encounter a virus. So, how does our immune system work to keep us healthy? According to Michaela Gack, PhD, Scientific Director of the ...

You might have to miss work or struggle to take care of your kids or other responsibilities. One of the best things you can do to keep your immune system healthy is exercise regularly.

How Does the Gut Immune System Distinguish Between Friends and Foes? Cell-cell interactions help drive tolerogenic or inflammatory responses to the maelstrom of antigens passing through the gut.

One of the most captivating mysteries about the immune system is how it manages to keep its healthy equilibrium—staying on ...

It's cold and flu season and most of us will encounter a virus at some point. So how does our immune system work to keep us healthy?

The secret to staying safe this germ-prone season is having a healthy immune system.

You're feeling a little…off. Your body is achy, your brain feels foggy, you're getting rashes, and your digestive system is ...

Salk immunologists discovered that specialized immune cells called T cells increase in mammary glands during late pregnancy and breastfeeding, and that some of the T cells relocate from the ...

Now, a paper published in the journal Acta Astronautica examines the effects on the human immune system of microgravity generated by a parabolic flight. After a short exposure to altered gravity ...