After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause ...

The human immune system is one of the body’s most complex and fascinating defence mechanisms. It works tirelessly to protect us from infections, bacteria, viruses, and other harmful invaders. While ...

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...

We are now approaching six years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, yet talk of vaccines and our immune systems persists in our cultural conversations — from ...

Sharon Evans, a cancer immunologist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center who studies the role of temperature in T cell responses, said that, to date, the influence of the external environment ...

As winter looms on the horizon, so do viruses and bacteria prepared to usher in annual colds and flu. The immune system is the first line of defense against these types of viral infections and ...

Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the "father of functional medicine," says that's not actually ...