Catching a few infections every year is perfectly normal. Here’s when to ask your physician for further testing. Q: How do I know the state of my immune system? Can I get it tested, and how do I ...

If the COVID-19 pandemic has done one thing, it’s made us all more familiar with some of the important players in the immune system. Antibodies, B cells, and T cells are among the best known parts of ...

The human body’s defensive lineup is impressive—from made-to-order antibodies to natural-born killers. Here’s how it wards off sickness in every season. When pathogens invade our bodies—in the form of ...

This research roundup explores how immune system genetic activity can provide guidance into treatment options for patients ...

In experiments with mouse models of breast, pancreatic, and muscle cancers, researchers at Johns Hopkins All Children’s ...

As it does with other pathogens, your immune system sees drugs as foreign invaders to be expelled from your body. But ...

Tama Te Puea Braithwaite-Westoby works for the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research. Tama has also recently become an affiliate investigator for the Maurice Wilkins Centre. In biomedical science, ...