Excess fat deposits in the brain's immune cells – the microglia – could impair their ability to combat disease. This may open ...

It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are ...

The findings could help clinicians individualize infection-prevention strategies in patients with relapsed or refractory ...

The immune system serves as the body’s sophisticated defense network, constantly working to protect against harmful pathogens. Understanding how to strengthen this natural shield is crucial for ...

That common belief that your immune system inevitably deteriorates with age might be more myth than reality. While conventional wisdom has long held that immune function naturally declines as we get ...

The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that some older people ...

Researchers have discovered the “fountain of youth” for cells - but it comes with a big cost. Some people over 60 years old were found to have immune systems that appear to be much younger in wear-and ...

Scientists have discovered a sugar compound from deep-sea bacteria that can destroy cancer cells in a dramatic way. This natural substance, produced by microbes living in the ocean, causes cancer ...

An international team led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden has identified the molecular tools needed to reprogram ordinary cells into specialized immune cells. The discovery, published in ...

A concern voiced by public figures — including President-elect Donald Trump and his nominee for HHS secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr. — is that the number of vaccines administered to children may ...