Your immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off infection. Your immune system can be affected by ...

The prize-winning work explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body's own healthy cells. This careful equilibrium is ...

MIT and Harvard scientists have created engineered CAR-NK cells that can hide from the immune system and more effectively ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new study finds that proteasomes—structures that reside in all cells in the body and typically break ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for ...

Researchers find long-term endurance training makes the immune system more efficient and less prone to inflammation.

In addition to strengthening the muscles, lungs, and heart, regular physical exercise also strengthens the immune system.

A surprising link between Alzheimer’s and cancer reveals that amyloid beta, a harmful protein in the brain, actually empowers ...