Max Cooper and Brantley Herrin discuss the evolution of innate and alternative adaptive immune systems for defence purposes and conclude that successful vaccines and other therapeutic ...

The immune system is a 'cat's cradle' of networks operating ... applying facile but misleading labels can lead to dangerously simplified paradigms. In this context, the discovery-driven approach ...

After being struck down by winter illness, the BBC's James Gallagher goes in search of ways to boost his immune system. Babies with a weakened immune system aged six months and upwards can now ...

A healthy, balanced diet is important for supporting your immune system. You need sufficient energy and nutrients for the immune system to function properly, and poor nutrition can compromise it.

Normally when a pathogen invades the body, the immune system works to get rid of the pathogen. Often, though, the immune system gets a slow start, which gives the pathogen time to multiply and ...

The human immune system is a remarkable evolutionary tool that is often taken for granted—until, that is, something gets past its cellular defenses. However, this complex system of cells ...