Your immune system is like an incredibly sophisticated security team, constantly patrolling your body for threats and neutralizing them before they can cause harm. When it’s working properly, this ...

Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD A strong immune system helps protect you from infections by germs such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Some signs may show that your immune system ...

Immune system disorders in children can involve an underactive, overactive, or misdirected immune response. Main groups include immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases, atopic diseases, and ...

In a startling discovery that raises fundamental questions about human behavior, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the immune system directly affects - ...

Immunity passports would threaten our privacy and information security, and would be a significant step toward a system of national digital identification that could be used to collect and store our ...