As flu season nears, experts emphasize the immune system's vital role in combating illness. A strong immune response reduces infection risk, lessens s ...

EXCLUSIVE: As the UK enters the cold and flu season, there are some superfoods that can help your kids get a natural defence.

With September comes back to school season and the return of 'sick season', with that in mind a Paediatric Dietitian shares the top foods to sneak into kids lunches and how to get them to eat them ...

With kids catching an average of five to eight colds annually, nutrition plays a crucial role in bolstering their immune systems.

In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors that plants use to recognize nitrogen-fixing bacteria have developed the same function independently on at least three separate occasions ...

In its most basic form, surface tension is the tendency of liquids to bead up rather than spread out because they are more attracted to themselves (cohesion) than they are attracted to other things, ...

A randomised placebo-controlled Finnish study showed that aspirin therapy does not provide significant relief for people suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who ...

Low nitrogen availability is the number one limitation to plant growth in most ecosystems. Farmers compensate by adding nitrogen-rich fertilizers to their crops, which is expensive and harmful to the ...

Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their study, published in Nature Communications, sheds new light on the interplay ...

Some bacterial-infecting viruses use ‘sponges’ to mop up defence molecules, but bacteria can fight back by responding when a sponge captures decoy molecules. Read the paper: A miniature CRISPR–Cas10 ...

The skin is frequently subjected to minor mechanical insults that may compromise its barrier integrity and permit the entry of pathogens. Therefore, the immune system of the skin needs to rapidly ...

Lindsay Cook, PharmD, is a consultant pharmacist working with long-term care facilities. You should clean your thermometers with rubbing alcohol or bleach wipes regularly to kill germs. It is best to ...