Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Mouth and tongue lesions are often one of the first symptoms of human immunodeficiency ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

Cancer-fighting T-cells, the immune system's primary enforcers, are scarce in the rare kidney cancer called chromophobe renal ...

Scientists have identified a biological ‘switch' that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells. This discovery could revolutionize treatments for autoimmune diseases, which affect ...

For the millions of Americans battling autoimmune disorders, new hope may be on the horizon in the form of reverse or inverse ...

Despite a significant increase in injections, today's vaccines expose children to a fraction of the immune-stimulating ...

HIV/AIDS remains a major public health threat worldwide, with an estimated 39.9 million people living with the disease at the ...

Voluntary activation of the sympathetic nervous system and attenuation of the innate immune response in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 ...

Because your immune system is left in a near-blank state, similar to that of a baby’s, studies show it can take years to slowly rebuild and relearn how to defend against infections. Measles ...

Why is it hard for the immune system to detect cancer? The immune system evolved to recognize pathogens that are non-self. But cancers arise from normal cells and therefore they often don’t look as ...

News Family Ask Dr. Universe: Allergies caused by immune system overreacting to normal things March 7, 2025 Updated Sun., March 9, 2025 at 3:18 p.m. This 3D illustration shows a mast cell ...

Their study in mice found that during periods of low energy— such as intermittent fasting—ILC2 immune cells step in to regulate blood sugar levels, acting as a “postman” in a previously ...