Sloths have changed quite a bit in the last ten thousand years. The slow-moving, sleepy, leaf-eating creature we see hanging ...

The body’s pathogen fighters can act as surveillance forces that ferry information from the gut and fat deposits to the brain ...

The genomes of long-living, big-brained mammal species reveal that they carry more copies of immunity genes. Experts ...

Study reveals immune system triggers fear; psychedelics block it. This link could improve treatment for fear disorders, anxiety, depression, and inflammatory conditions.

While modern sloths evolved extreme metabolic slowdown and specialized arboreal adaptations, their giant ancestors show genetic markers for more active metabolisms and terrestrial locomotion. However, ...

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 ...

New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. The study on mice shows that the brain's hypothalamus controls how ...

Why do vaccinations sometimes have less of an effect on them? In order to better understand the mechanisms of the aging immune system, the RESIST-Senior Individuals Cohort was set up as part of ...

Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but chronic stress can take a serious toll on the immune system. The body’s response to stress is designed to be short-term, helping us react to immediate ...

Recent immunology research has unveiled the complex relationship between vitamin D and immune system function. This vital nutrient is involved in the development and function of the immune system ...

Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Cyrus Biotechnology have now engineered two CRISPR nucleases, Cas9 and Cas12, to mask them from the immune system. The team identified ...

I’ve noticed I’m getting more colds as I get older. What can I do to give my immune system a boost? Like the rest of your body, your immune system ages, too. This contributes to higher rates ...