Could the secret to keeping kids safe from serious food allergies involve a wagging tail and muddy paw prints? New research suggests that early-life exposure to dogs might do more than bring joy to a ...

Researchers have determined how children's immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age. The study reveals significant differences between the immune response of children ...

Something’s shifting in the world of children’s health, and it’s not good news. Autoimmune diseases—those tricky conditions where the body’s immune system turns on itself—are cropping up more often in ...

Foods like citrus fruits and broccoli may boost the immune system and help you to fight illness. Learn which immunity-boosting foods to add to your diet.

LA JOLLA (July 29, 2025)—Of the 3.6 million babies born in the United States each year, around 80 percent begin breastfeeding in their first month of life. Breastfeeding has known benefits for both ...

Vaccines are among the greatest achievements in medical science, saving millions of lives every year. They protect individuals and entire communities from infectious diseases such as measles, polio, ...

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...

The cold and flu season is rampant now, so how can people protect themselves? A strong immune system is the key. A strong immune system is the body’s best natural defense mechanism against foreign ...

Director of the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, University of Manchester Three scientists have been awarded the 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for discovering how ...

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