Regulatory T cells (red) interact with other immune cells (blue) and modulate immune responses. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via Flickr Every day, your immune system ...

It’s cold and flu season and most of us will encounter a virus at some point. So how does our immune system work to keep us healthy? According to Dr. Michaela Gack with Cleveland Clinic, once we fight ...

We all get sick sometimes. Even something pretty minor, like a cold or flu, can be enough to disrupt your life for a few days. When you have a minor illness, it does more than just make you feel ...

For many conditions including immune-related ones, genetics often explains only a small fraction of the differences between ...

'Exercise certainly can boost your immune system, but it’s worth keeping in mind that – as ever – prevention is better than cure. If you’ve already contracted symptoms, it will take more time to ...

From cholera to norovirus, Giardia to hookworms, the gut is vulnerable to an impressive array of pathogens. To keep us alive in the face of this onslaught, the intestinal immune system must be ...

As flu season approaches and public health officials roll out their annual push for vaccination, Allen Institute scientists ...

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Repatha works by blocking a specific enzyme in your liver to help your body remove cholesterol more effectively. It is not an immunosuppressant drug, so it doesn’t work by suppressing the immune ...

The body’s defenses may be mildly lowered for about 1 to 4 weeks after a single steroid shot into a joint or near your spine. In some people, particularly with higher doses, this effect may last up to ...