Why does the same infection cause only mild symptoms in one person but more serious disease in another? A new study led by ...

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, ...

Influenza continues to cause major illness each year in the United States, leading to more than 35,000 deaths annually.

The immune system may learn not to attack the body by using a small but representative sample of the body’s own protein ...

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 ...

Regular exercise is already known to protect the heart, strengthen muscles and improve overall health. New research suggests ...

From vitamin C to supplements, immunity-boosting supplements are trending these days. But do they actually work? Let’s hear ...

Prathamesh Dongre, a postdoctoral researcher at The Francis Crick Institute, studies how high-fat diets alter enteric nervous ...