Training the brain's immune system to recognize and clear toxic material is rapidly emerging as an promising way to put the ...

Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense against infection, helping to control ...

New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast.

If these findings are confirmed in humans, it could have implications for treating many diseases where the immune system ...

A research group has uncovered a potential mechanism linking maternal inflammation to delayed neurodevelopment in infants. The research suggests the role of CD11c-positive microglia -- immune cells in ...

Scientists have discovered that female hormones like estrogen and progesterone can trigger immune cells near the spinal cord ...

Measles is a highly contagious disease that can damage the lungs, immune system, and brain, and lead to pneumonia, immune amnesia, and even death. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent ...

Your immune system protects you, but sometimes it overreacts. Learn how to recognize the signs and regain balance.

Some researchers have described the period running up to someone developing ME/CFS and long COVID, as a “prodromal” phase. In ...

In a breakthrough finding, researchers have discovered that immune cells near the spinal cord are triggered by estrogen and ...

Ten UCSF graduate students presented their research in accessible, 3-minute talks at the 2025 Grad Slam event. This year’s ...

Last year, that number was 40%. Measles can damage the lungs and immune system, and also inflict permanent brain damage. Three in 1,000 people who get the disease die. But because measles ...