A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

Some of our biggest threats can come in the tiniest forms-viruses and bacteria. Thankfully, we are born with a built-in defense system, our innate immune system that protects us in our youth but can ...

One of the hallmarks of aging is inflammation, but why does it happen? Investigator Randal Halfmann, Ph.D., shares insights into how our cells may be pre-committed to self-destruction, fueling the ...

Having a robust enough immune system to live a longer life may come at the cost of chronic inflammation. Some immune cells undergo an inflammatory form of death that evolved to protect us from ...

Here’s another reason not to pull an all-nighter. New research out of Kuwait reports that staying awake for 24 consecutive hours can change the behavior of immune cells in young, healthy and lean ...

Sharon Evans, a cancer immunologist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center who studies the role of temperature in T cell responses, said that, to date, the influence of the external environment ...

Garnishing your next meal with thyme can provide major health benefits that protect your immune system and fight harmful ...

There are foods that can boost your immune system, and there are foods that can destroy it. This cold and flu season, make ...