Vitamins D and C both play important roles in immune health, but will either prevent you from getting sick? Here's what experts want you to know.

HIV doesn’t make you sick immediately. It slowly weakens the immune system. Knowing how it works helps reduce fear, ...

Addressing why only some people develop cancer despite accumulating mutations, Dr Kalluri said, “Cancer is fundamentally a ...

As the coronavirus situation intensifies, you might be wondering: how can I keep myself healthy? And will swallowing a pill protect me from getting sick? First, there's the not-so-great news. Despite ...

Combining the Concept of Healthy Living and Aging with Strategies to Prevent Malignant Disease of Cancer' at UoH, Prof ...

A "hybrid" immune system approach may prevent or cure Type 1 diabetes (T1D) by combining blood stem cell and islet cell transplants. The method uses a nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen to prevent ...

Killer cells (NK) are the guardians of the immune system, which play an important role in destroying pathogens, foreign ...

The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It's capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells, and it can deploy armies of antibodies against viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi.

Getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick. “Sleep is critically important to maintaining a healthy immune system, so we need to sleep enough. We also need to have good timing of our ...

Survival rarely comes easy when pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma strikes. Most people learn of it only after it has spread, ...