For years, scientists have viewed cancer as a localized glitch in which cells refuse to stop dividing. Scientists have long ...

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While the fabled fountain of youth may not actually exist, a new type of therapy now does.

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

A Nature Medicine study links the activation of brain reward pathways to stronger antibody responses after hepatitis B vaccination in healthy adults.

Pancreatic cancer may evade the immune system not by accident but by actively switching off internal danger signals through ...

Researchers highlight how exercise and dietary strategies may complement immunotherapy by improving immune function, tumour perfusion, and quality of life.

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

Salmon, love it or hate it, it is one of the few foods that provides vitamin D. Vitamin D plays a significant role in ...

Conventional wisdom has held for some time that children who grow up in environments rich with biodiversity—farms, homes with pets, rural settings in general—are less likely to have allergies. The ...

Gearing up for a race may affect your immune system, but you can stay healthy with these tips until you arrive at the start line.

As the temperature drops and sniffles start making their rounds, we’re all thinking about ways to strengthen our immunity: vitamin C, hand sanitizer, maybe a flu shot. But while you’re focused on ...