Your body’s stress response can trigger several physiological changes, which can affect immune function. Why you’re stressed and how long you’re stressed can impact how your immune system responds.

Stress affects the body as well as the mind, influencing physical health. Psychological stress can ignite inflammation in the ...

Stress and broken sleep do not just leave people groggy, they quietly chip away at the very immune cells that keep infections and cancers in check. A growing body of research now shows that chronic ...

Thick, red patches of skin with silvery scales (called plaques) on the elbows, knees, scalp, and sometimes the lower back are ...

If it seems like you’re entering yet another holiday season feeling ill and rundown, it’s not all in your head. Doctors say the stress of the holiday season can raise the odds you’ll get sick. That ...

In the following weeks, there will likely be an increase in respiratory illnesses such as influenza, COVID-19 and RSV. Now is an excellent time to strengthen your immune system to help combat those ...

From "good dirt" to nutrition, we talked to parents and experts about the building blocks of a super-powered immune system.