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

Trinity College Dublin scientists showed that electrical stimulation reprograms macrophages to reduce inflammation and boost healing. This breakthrough could lead to broad therapeutic uses.

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

Most vaccines — and boosters — are injected directly into muscle tissue, usually in the upper arm, to kickstart the body's immune system in the fight against disease. But for respiratory diseases like ...

Just as a computer's operating system can be rewritten after a major update, dengue infection can "re-program" the body's ...

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 ...

For years, scientists have hoped to harness the immune system to attack cancer using a group of drugs known as CD40 agonist antibodies. On paper, they looked like a breakthrough. In mice and other lab ...

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 ...