According to precedent and due to his status, Yoon will probably be assigned a solitary cell, likely bigger and better appointed than the standard 6.56 square metre (71 square feet) single cells.

If you are immunocompromised, your immune system is weakened, making you more susceptible to severe illness and infection. Some people are born with a weakened immune system, while others can become ...

Meningeal tuberculosis refers to a form of tuberculosis where the lesions affect only the meninges, including the dura mater, pia mater, basal cisterns, and ventricular ependyma. Brain parenchymal ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

Many people may have immune cells called "T cells" primed and ready to fight the "highly pathogenic" virus, according to a new study in the journal mBio. "We expect that a degree of pre-existing ...

A study conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has uncovered a pivotal role of asparagine metabolism in regulating B cell homeostasis and immune response. Germinal ...

Beyond working directly with immune cells in your gut, studies have found probiotics may potentially enhance your immunity 6 in other ways, including: Bottom line? Taking probiotics will not ...

Cancer can begin from almost any cell in the body. The immune system usually tries to prevent it from spreading by monitoring the body for abnormal cells. White blood cells known as T-cells ...