A person who is immunocompromised is more susceptible to infections due to a weakened immune system.

High-sugar foods such as candy, soda, pastries, and even sweetened breakfast cereals can put a strain on your immune system. Research shows that consuming large amounts of sugar can reduce the ...

Excessive alcohol consumption weakens the immune system and can lead to a range of health problems. Here's what you need to ...

A major bottleneck in curing HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is that the virus can hide in an inactive form within resting white blood cells, which play a crucial role in coordinating the immune ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Children who experience multiple cases of dengue virus develop an army of dengue-fighting T cells, according to a new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI).

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop ...

In a small trial across ten U.S. research sites, a novel HIV vaccine candidate has shown a result that has eluded scientists for four decades: it reliably produced potent, virus-blocking antibodies in ...