Immune cells known as neutrophils act as first responders to infection. Research on zebrafish shows light regulates their activity and boosts their ability to kill bacteria.

A breakthrough study, led by scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has uncovered how daylight can boost ...

Contributed by Peter T. Ellison, March 14, 2018 (sent for review October 9, 2017; reviewed by Michael Muehlenbein and Barbara A. Piperata) ...

The reason for this is that older adults tend to have a less robust immune system. If you’re over age 65, here’s what you can do to strengthen your immune system to help ward off the flu and ...

The genomes of long-living, big-brained mammal species reveal that they carry more copies of immunity genes. Experts ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics and Metabolism, Pfizer Global Research and Development, San Diego California 92121, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Groton Connecticut 06340, and Pfizer Global ...

The human immune system evolved during times when reaching advanced age was relatively uncommon, suggesting it lacks specific adaptations for very long lifespans. However, this same perspective ...

The metabolites of vitamins A and D, retinoic acid and 1,25(OH) 2 VD 3, respectively, bind to nuclear receptors and exert potent and specific immunomodulatory effects. 1,25(OH) 2 VD 3 also ...

Bridging the Mind-Body Divide As an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and investigator at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr. Wheeler stands at the frontier of neuroimmunology, a field ...

By bringing together insights from neuroscience and immunology, Dr. Wheeler identified previously hidden communication channels between the brain and immune system that may help explain why ...