Immune System

Ashton Kutcher's battle with vasculitis shines light on the rare, debilitating condition

Stress can affect biological aging – but there are ways to help slow it down

Stress and immune system

Children's Health

Super antibodies from pregnant women may help scientists develop new therapies for deadly infections

Pregnant Women Antibodies

COVID's 'silver lining': Research breakthroughs for chronic disease, cancer and the flu

A healthy lifestyle provides many benefits – like a boosted immune system

Healthy Lifestyles Immune System

The common cold may help scientists develop better COVID-19 vaccines

Common cold symptoms

COVID-19 booster shots offered to immunocompromised patients by pharmacies, Black Doctors Consortium

COVID-19 Booster Shots for Immunocompromised People

COVID booster shots might not be needed for Pfizer, Moderna vaccine recipients, new research shows

Immunity COVID-19

One vaccine dose may be enough for people who had COVID-19, Penn scientists say

Children's Health

The immune response to MIS-C may hold clues to improving COVID-19 treatments, Philly researchers say

MIS-C immune system

Children's Health

Antibodies from childhood colds don't offer protection against COVID-19, Penn study finds

Common Cold COVID-19

Drinking lemon water is trendy, but is it as healthy as advocates tout?

Health Benefits Lemon Water

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine develops strong immune response among older adults

COVID-19 immunity may persist for years, new research suggests

COVID-19 immunity

Why males may have a worse response to COVID-19

Men COVID-19 response

Children's Health

Teenagers at higher risk for COVID-19 than young children, CDC finds

Children COVID-19 risk

COVID-19 antibodies last longer than previous research showed

COVID-19 antibodies

Herd immunity won’t solve our COVID-19 problem

Herd Immunity COVID-19

Most people who recover from COVID-19 develop antibodies, study says

Quest Diagnostics offers COVID-19 antibody test for purchase online

Infants may hold the key to improving hepatitis C treatment

hepatitis C in infants

Are COVID-19 antibody tests accurate? Questions abound as scores hit market

Chester County begins COVID-19 antibody testing – the first in Pennsylvania to do so

Immune system's natural aging process explains why COVID-19 is more dangerous for seniors

The natural aging process of our immune system sheds light on why COVID-19 is more dangerous for seniors

Coronavirus immunity tests could allow survivors to begin reopening society

Happiness is the X-factor in your health

happy healthy live longer

Circadian rhythms regulate how well the immune system responds, study finds

Study shows potential for reversing the body's 'biological age'

Reverse aging biological clock

Caregiving doesn't have as many health implications as once thought, study finds

caregiving health impacts

Alternative Medicine

Experts think we should drop the 'antibacterial' outlook on life

antibacterial hand washing pexels

Who’s stronger? An immunological battle of the sexes

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This cold-fighting food has nothing to do with vitamin C

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Getting tattooed with a weak immune system could pose long-term health risks

Carroll - Wildwood Tattoo Convention

The science of everything: Allergies

Medetomidine Controlled Substance

Street drugs are being cut with a potent sedative, but criminalizing it may worsen Philly's...

Weighted Vests Exercise

There are benefits to wearing a weighted vest when working out – but also precautions to take

IBX Honor Roll

Technology teacher recognized by Phillies, IBX for extraordinary work at West Philly school

Weighted Vests Exercise

There are benefits to wearing a weighted vest when working out – but also precautions to take

Exercise colon cancer

Exercise might lower colon cancer patients' risk of death, study finds

Riley Cote Cannabis

Riley Cote quietly used cannabis to calm his nerves as a Flyer. Now, he says, NHL players are far...

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