Immune system

This is the type of tea recommended for strengthening the immune system

While it’s clear that tea is not a miracle cure, it turns out there is one type of tea that has been proven to have a real ability to strengthen the immune system.

Green tea
A 3D immunofluorescent image of melanoma cells (magenta) infected with bacteria (turquoise); cell nuclei are blue

Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system

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Fast-acting white blood cells can protect from strokes - study

The new University of Pittsburgh study offers a potential therapy for protection against stroke – at least in mice.

 Stroke (illustrative)

This Israeli cancer therapy could change the world

Israeli biotech company Enlivex has developed a treatment that it believes may revolutionize the way solid tumor cancers are treated.

 A doctor prepares to administer Allocetra. (Illustrative photo)

Coronavirus variants evolved to resist interferons in immune system - study

Interferons are essentially fighting on the front lines of the body's immune system against invading pathogens. But later variants like Omicron have grown to resist them.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (illustrative).

Here's how social stress can affect how the immune system ages – study

This is the first time such detailed information about immune cells has been collected in a large national survey.

 A man clutches his head as he suffers from a headache and stress (Illustrative)

Exercise boosts immune response to pancreatic cancer - study

A peer-reviewed study highlights how the immune system can identify cancer cells.

A healthy human T cell.

Israeli researchers find potential answer to deadly autoimmune disease

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, in collaboration with Hadassah and Rambam physicians, found a breakthrough in autoimmune disorder research by collecting skin samples.

The Weizmann Institute of Science is seen in Rehovot, Israel.

Researchers re-model red blood cells to trigger immunization to COVID-19

New treatments are critical for controlling the pandemic and preparing for future outbreaks as the coronavirus continues to evolve and mutate.

Red blood cells (illustrative)

How the immune system sets priorities - study

When a person contracts one pathogen shortly after contracting another, innate and adaptive immunity must both go to work simultaneously.

  The inner lining of a mouse gut has finger-like projections (white) and harbors lymphatic organs (red) containing germinal centers (green). Viewed with confocal microscopy

New highly virulent HIV variant highlights need for early detection

A new HIV variant impacts the immune system twice as quickly as other variants, making early detection and treatment key factors.

 Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte.

Blocking immune system molecule in mice may help prevent disabilities after brain injury - study

Traumatic brain injury affects 69 million people worldwide per year and is a leading cause of disability in children and adults.

An image of the human brain