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

Researchers are uncovering why the immune system falters in space, from microbiome shifts to stress, and how to fight back.

(THE CONVERSATION) Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This ...

Three immunologists have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for uncovering how the immune system prevents itself from attacking the body.

As humanity prepares for longer missions beyond Earth, scientists are uncovering unsettling truths about how space reshapes ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of ...

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 ...

Australia has one of the highest rates of infant food allergies in the world. But new research from the US is producing ...

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found a significant decline in diagnoses of IgE-mediated food ...

A new study confirms that early introduction of certain foods, like peanuts, have led to a significant reduction in pediatric ...