Many of us consider taking extra vitamins during the cold season to boost their immune systems, though the additional vitamins may not help as much as we hope, say experts. High-dose vitamin ...

A study published today in Nature Communications describes how lymphatic endothelial cells assist in generating robust immune ...

Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with ...

That common belief that your immune system inevitably deteriorates with age might be more myth than reality. While conventional wisdom has long held that immune function naturally declines as we get ...

New research from the Stowers Institute reveals how our immune system protects us early in life but fuels inflammation and ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the "father of functional medicine," says that's not actually ...

Another analysis of eight studies focused on vaccines, sleep and immune response found that getting good sleep can enhance a ...

Researchers have discovered the “fountain of youth” for cells - but it comes with a big cost. Some people over 60 years old were found to have immune systems that appear to be much younger in wear-and ...

As the body ages, so does the immune system. The immune system usually becomes less effective in older age, a process known as immunosenescence. This can increase the risk of: While you can’t prevent ...

You’re sitting in a meeting or watching a movie when it strikes, that maddening itch deep in your ear canal that no amount of discreet finger wiggling seems to satisfy. Most of us brush off these ...