A balanced immune system, not an overactive one, is vital for health. Overactivation causes inflammation and autoimmune ...

Researchers at Duke Health have uncovered a connection between an immune system gene regulator, STAT1, and hyperactive behaviors in mice. Their study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and ...

Brain inflammation is one of the major drivers of disease progression in Alzheimer’s disease. Our immune system is armed with a system of proteins in the blood, which tackle bacterial infections ...

Immune dysfunction is a condition in which the immune system doesn't work as it should. It can be underactive, which means the body is struggling to fight off infections and is more susceptible to ...

While lockdowns are crucial during pandemics to curb the spread of disease, they may have unintended consequences on immune system functioning. The hygiene hypothesis offers a potential explanation, ...

researchers at Duke Health have identified how a key infection-fighting function is involved in triggering hyperactive behaviors in mice. The finding, appearing this month in the journal Brain, ...