Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

Are you struggling with high blood sugar levels? Is your body dealing with diabetes? Experts warn that the six infections ...

Researchers have used a method of total-body imaging to measure and track the body’s immune response to viral infection. The method is a promising platform for studying human immunity in greater ...

Genes that protect the body against infection during youth can do harm in old age, according to a study 1 in mice. The ...

Researchers from The University of Tokyo unravel the connection between high body temperature and increased viral resistance. Clinical evidence suggests that elderly individuals are at a higher risk ...

Blood poisoning commonly describes septicemia, a condition in which a local infection moves into the bloodstream and spreads to organs. It can also be used to describe sepsis, a potentially ...

This study suggests that percent body fat is a much more reliable predictor of the likelihood of wound infection in obese persons than BMI. Clinicians are accustomed to obtaining and using BMI ...

Swollen lymph nodes in your neck, armpit, head, and other parts of the body often occur when your body is fighting an ...

Flu symptoms are often dismissed, but some warning signs should never be ignored. Learning to listen to your body protects ...