Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, together with international collaborators, have discovered that blocking autophagy—the body ...

The human body naturally fights abnormal cells, and cancer develops when cells evade this defense. Immunotherapy is a modern ...

A single 30-minute sauna session may briefly put the immune system on higher alert. Finnish researchers found that sauna heat ...

NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) --It may not be the mythical fountain of youth, but the strength of the body's immune system could hold the key to a healthy, long life, experts told UPI. The concept of ...

One shot in the arm, and the whole body is protected. But how? For one thing, the immune system produces antibodies and cells that patrol the entire organism by traveling through the bloodstream. For ...

Scientists have discovered the key features of immune B cells that make them successful at targeting tumors—including when cancer has spread to a different part of the body. Scientists at the ...

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that a single 30-minute sauna session temporarily boosts circulating ...

Researchers discovered that nerve injuries can alter the immune system throughout the body, and males and females react very differently. Male mice showed strong inflammatory responses, while females ...

You already know how important sleep is and yet it can feel so elusive when you need it the most—which is probably right now, when the holidays are more overwhelming than exciting, work deadlines feel ...