At WIRED Health, immunologist Daniel Davis detailed the ways in which new technologies are enabling a better understanding of ...

The body’s “killer” T cells don’t just attack—they strike with astonishing precision, forming a tiny, highly organized ...

But their options are expanding like never before as a wave of new research and therapies are “moving beyond a ‘one-size-fits ...

We sometimes hear about the benefits of “boosting” our immune system, but what we really want to do is support our immune system on an ongoing basis. People often think of the immune system as ...

The immune system can be further classified into the innate and adaptive immune systems. Although innate myeloid cells, such as macrophages, generate a ‘trained’ immune response following antigen ...

Share on Pinterest Could vitamin D be the key to rebalancing the gut, especially in people with IBD? Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic condition where the ...

Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the initial illness. The same thing happens for millions of people worldwide with ...

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on exquisitely timed molecular signals. Now researchers have captured one of the ...

Immune genes have been found to help shape the gut microbiome in wild animals, potentially benefitting health and survival. Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UK) have uncovered a hidden ...

NASCAR returned to the Chase championship format this season and adjusted the scoring structure to place a greater emphasis on winning races. Drivers can now earn significantly more points for ...

Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

Stimulating the liver to generate signals normally produced by the thymus can reverse age-related declines in T-cell populations. As people age, their immune function weakens. Owing to shrinkage of ...