As we age, the immune system gradually declines in function, leaving the body more vulnerable to disease. Scientists have ...

Kimchi may do far more than add flavor to meals—it could help fine-tune the human immune system. A clinical study using advanced single-cell genetic analysis found that regular kimchi consumption ...

The idea of turning back the clock on the immune system has moved from science fiction to a concrete experimental strategy. A ...

Serendipitous observations have shaped science for centuries. What happens to such discoveries when the academic atmosphere leaves no room for detours?

Vaccines are among the greatest achievements in medical science, saving millions of lives every year. They protect individuals and entire communities from infectious diseases such as measles, polio, ...

Bats are known as natural hosts for highly pathogenic viruses such as MERS- and SARS-related coronaviruses, as well as the Marburg and Nipah viruses. In contrast to the severe and often fatal disease ...

Scientists are closing in on a deceptively simple idea with radical implications: that a single protein signal in the blood can push aging immune cells to behave as if they were young again. Instead ...