Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Daily habits like limited sunlight, poor sleep timing, dehydration, and chronic stress can quietly weaken immune function ...

Vitamins and supplements like zinc and cod liver oil are often touted for their ability to boost your immune system, but Jeffrey Bland, the "father of functional medicine," says that's not actually ...

In a recent perspective review, researchers attempt to collate and discuss scientific knowledge on the concept of the ‘immune self’ and use raw T cell assays, nine amino-long pathogen-derived peptides ...

I am lying under a blanket, feeling rough, staring at a bowl of oranges. Every fibre of my being is urging me to devour the lot. I can hear my mum – and medical friends at university – insisting that ...

People with hard-to-treat asthma often have to use medicines such as systemic steroids that broadly suppress the immune ...

Kate Markey, MBBS, PhD, has discovered a link between the intestinal microbiome and developing chronic graft-versus-host ...

Does a glass of OJ a day keep the doctor away? Reviewed by Dietitian Lisa Valente, M.S., RD Orange juice supports the immune system because it’s rich in vitamins and antioxidants. Drinking OJ helps ...