Strategies like washing your hands regularly and getting a flu shot go a long way towards keeping you healthy when seemingly ...

As cold and flu season sets in, many of us reach for vitamin C tablets, honey or lemon and ginger drinks, hoping to 'boost' our immune system. Experts say diet can make a real difference— but it's not ...

The brain activates front-line immune cells in response to the mere sight of a sick person, mimicking the body’s response to an actual infection, a study shows 1. The results required the use of brain ...

Regulatory T-cells, or Tregs, called the body's "security guards" by the Nobel committee, help stop the immune system from attacking healthy cells. The Nobel Prize in medicine of physiology was ...