Scientist and Immunologist Dr. Shruti Naik answers the internet's burning questions about our immune systems. Are viruses alive? Is chicken soup actually good for the immune system? What does the ...

Our immune system implements an array of strategies to combat threatening infections. White blood cells called cytotoxic T ...

Learn whether eating Sumo Citrus oranges can support your immune system, how vitamin C works in the body, and how much you ...

Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

Oranges aren’t the only immune-supporting food. Red bell peppers, spinach, papaya, and ginger also provide key nutrients for ...

How does our innate immune system recognize and exclude potential threats so efficiently? Javier Irazoqui, an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Physical Systems at the University of ...

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Repatha works by blocking a specific enzyme in your liver to help your body remove cholesterol more effectively. It is not an immunosuppressant drug, so it doesn’t work by suppressing the immune ...

Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A new University of Florida study focusing on manatees’ immune systems reveals how glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used herbicide, may threaten manatee health in an ...

People who commonly experience everyday discrimination are more likely to have higher levels of "exhausted" white blood cells ...

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 ...