(Juan Gartner/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) The human immune system has evolved an incredible ability to fight off ...

For the past 15 years or so, a class of drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors have been used to treat melanoma – the most dangerous kind of skin cancer. For many patients, they produce remarkable ...

Diets and healthy eating habits hold promise for preventing and treating diseases, but far less is known about acute effects on the immune system shortly after a meal. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

Cancer is one of the most formidable health challenges of our time, affecting nearly half of us during our lives. While treatments have significantly improved in recent decades, the biggest challenge ...

Diet is a major point of focus many reasons. Not only can it affect your weight, but it can also affect your immune health. Consequently, diet can regulate potential risk of life-debilitating diseases ...

A Petri dish transforms into a canvas in Ph.D. student Hadley Hanson’s painting of macrophages engulfing cancer cells. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Scientists have solved a cellular murder mystery nearly ...