Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins produced as part of the body’s immune response to infection. They help eliminate disease-causing microbes from the body, for instance by directly destroying them ...

Diseases such as covid-19 and influenza can be fatal due to an overreaction of the body's immune system called a cytokine storm. Cytokines are small proteins released by many different cells in ...

Vaccines are treatments that improve your immunity to a certain disease. They are usually made from weakened or killed bacteria or viruses. They work by tricking the immune system into making ...

This enables the retrovirus to replicate without drawing the attention of the host’s immune system. Eventually the new retroviruses break out and infect new cells.

HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, is the microorganism responsible for AIDS – acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV gradually weakens the body’s immune system by infecting and ...

Jan 15, 2026 · Evidence is mounting that our body fat supports everything from our bone health to our mood, and now, research suggests it also regulates blood pressure and immunity

This process, known as immune conditioning, is being investigated as a way to reduce the dose of immune-suppressing drugs needed for people with diseases where their immune system attacks …

The term herd immunity is usually used to refer to the idea that if a high enough proportion of a population is immune to an infectious disease – immune in the sense of not passing the disease ...

Jan 31, 2023 · Artificial immune systems are intelligent algorithms based on how the immune system learns and remembers and could transform our ability to protect ourselves from biological – and …

Dec 23, 2025 · Many of us will be considering New Year’s resolutions, such as getting fitter, eating better and boosting our immune system – but how do you know if your new habits are truly working?