About one in five people living in the U.S. suffer from an anxiety disorder, but it turns out that immune cells, rather than neurons, control your anxiety levels.

Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why. In a new paper in Science Immunology , ...

Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite ...

Getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick. “Sleep is critically important to maintaining a healthy immune system, so we need to sleep enough. We also need to have good timing of our ...

Research in psychoneuroimmunology suggests strong relationships may reduce stress and inflammation, indirectly supporting ...

Vitamin C and vitamin D both support immune function in different ways, but neither will prevent you from getting sick on their own. Vitamin C may slightly shorten colds, while vitamin D deficiency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the peak of cold and flu season here, did you know that getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick? “Sleep ...

Lesser known complication from the measles virus deserves attention, according to retired pediatrician: it can erase immune ...

When respiratory virus season hits, it’s fair to want to do everything you can to supercharge your immune system. But while supplements come up a lot, it’s hard to know which to choose. When it comes ...

Cancer treatment has made great progress over the past few decades, but many solid tumors remain very difficult to treat.