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 careful equilibrium is ...

Disease can arise both when immune cells are too active and when they're not active enough. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For ...

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, Scientific Director of the ...

It’s cold and flu season and most of us will eventually encounter a virus. So, how does our immune system work to keep us healthy? According to Michaela Gack, PhD, Scientific Director of the Cleveland ...

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells. The prize is shared by ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Aimee Pugh Bernard, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) ...