It's not an actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.

It's the second week of term. You've finally figured out how to use the washing machine, your flatmates are starting to feel like friends, and the whirlwind of freshers' week is behind you. But just ...

It's the second week of term. You've finally figured out how to use the washing machine, your flatmates are starting to feel like friends, and the whirlwind of freshers' week is behind you. But just ...

If the Covid-19 pandemic has shown us one thing, it is how little we really know about how the human immune system works. Despite the remarkable success in development of vaccines to prevent severe ...

CHENNAI: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell from the US, and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan, for their pioneering discoveries on how the ...

Q: How do I know the state of my immune system? Can I get it tested, and how do I support it? A: It’s normal to catch a few run-of-the-mill infections every year. That may include two to three colds, ...

Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person’s immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they’ve quit, a new study found. Although ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looks at the benefits of short workouts. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images A new study finds that short bouts of exercise can help boost your immune system. This is ...

A new study has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results could explain why astronauts' T cells become less active and less effective at fighting infection.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Think of vaccines as a personal trainer for a particular sport (disease). They train your immune system how to ...