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The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop ...

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Regulatory T-cells, or Tregs, called the body's "security guards" by the Nobel committee, help stop the immune system from ...

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Each exercise session improves your immune function immediately afterward, so frequent workouts are the best way to keep your immune system working at a high level. Some studies have shown immune ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel Prize for fundamental discoveries about how the immune system keeps itself in check.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), respiratory and food allergies have increased significantly over ...

These three videos can be used together to demonstrate how germs and viruses are spread, and the importance of hygiene and hand washing.

Every cell in the human body operates on an intricate internal schedule, governed by circadian rhythms that synchronize our ...

People who took vitamin D2 supplements saw a noticeable drop in vitamin D3 levels compared with those who didn’t. On average, ...

Melissa Gonzalez, a 48-year-old strategist in New Jersey, suffered from intense pain and fatigue for a year before being ...