Your immune system's main function is to protect your body against harmful organisms and substances, including viruses, which ...

Tattoos have gained widespread popularity, with nearly one in three Americans having at least one. But beneath the colorful designs lurks a hidden journey. According to a new study, tattoo ink doesn’t ...

A single signaling pathway controls whether immune cells attack or befriend cells they encounter while patrolling our bodies, ...

Stress affects many systems in our body and biologists Marcel Schaaf and Erin Faught at Radboud University are figuring out ...

Optimizing immunity requires a holistic approach. A well-balanced diet that includes the best foods for immune system health can help.

Vitamin C, zinc, and other compounds can help your immune system thrive. Eating superfoods with these vitamins and minerals may help your body fight infection and disease.

Scientists have discovered that T cell receptors activate through a hidden spring-like motion that had never been seen before ...

Antibiotics are powerful treatments that have saved countless lives over the course of decades. New findings from Scripps ...

The yeast Candida albicans colonizes mucosal surfaces and is usually harmless. However, under certain conditions it can cause dangerous infections.

Filoviruses get their name from the Latin word "filum," meaning thread—a reference to their long, filamentous shape. This ...

A new study from North Carolina State University found that neutrophils—white blood cells that are a key part of the immune ...

Scripps Research scientists find that certain gut bacteria are essential for building immune defenses during infancy, ...