It is generally agreed that a number of types of nutritional deficiencies, including vitamin D-deficient rickets, can cause a temporary state of immune deficiency. As a result, children with rickets ...

A new study reveals how bacteria in the gut can help determine whether the amino acid asparagine from the diet will feed ...

Learn how magnesium and vitamin C support immunity and energy in different ways, which nutrient plays a more direct role, and ...

To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...

As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate a key component of immune function, ...

Much like humans generate mountains of garbage, our cells are constantly discarding proteins that are damaged or no longer ...

Trained immunity enhances innate immune responses, yet a Western lifestyle may lead to maladaptive trained immunity and drive ...

A vitamin A byproduct could weaken the immune system's cancer-fighting ability, according to new Princeton University ...

Your immune system is your body’s built-in defense network, working nonstop to protect you from bacteria, viruses, and other ...