Citation: Nigam Y, Knight J (2017) Anatomy and physiology of ageing 9: the immune system. Nursing Times [online]; 113: 10, 42-45. Authors: Yamni Nigam is associate professor in biomedical science; ...

The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system to defend the body from pathogens.

Immune system scientists and computational biologists ... including aspects of our own anatomy," says Miguel Reina-Campos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI).

In this article, we will explain its anatomy, what it does ... It is the largest organ of the lymphatic system — the circulatory component of the immune system. It recycles iron, destroys ...

Researchers describe a previously unknown component of brain anatomy that acts ... The central nervous system maintains its own native population of immune cells, and the membrane's integrity ...

While no studies have proved that to be the case, your thymus does play an important role in your immune system. The thymus gland is a soft organ that is large in babies but begins to shrink after ...

Lymph nodes are small (about 1-2 centimeters around or the size of a couple of AAA batteries side by side) oval or kidney-shaped structures that are a part of your immune system. They're part of ...

When pathogens invade our bodies—in the form of viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi—the body’s immune system sets up robust lines of defense to fight them, all of which kick in at ...

The latest discovery, described today in the journal Science, is a previously unknown component of brain anatomy ... nervous system maintains its own native population of immune cells, and the ...