Remembering the First Time a Patient Was Cured of HIV
As news of a second patient entering remission makes headlines, we take a look back at the first time doctors vanquished the virus.
Immune System
Planning the Polio Endgame
Scientists have determined that one man has been shedding poliovirus for 28 years. What does this mean for polio eradication efforts?
Clues That the Immune System Is Behind Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Researchers find reduced levels of immune signalers in spinal fluid of CFS patients, confirming earlier results.
Black Diseases Matter Too
Could the brutality of slavery still have an effect on the health of African Americans, who continue to live shorter lives, on average, than whites?
Girls' Immune Systems Rule, Boys Drool
Why do women have such stronger immune systems than men?
Genetic Evidence of Yoga’s Impact on the Immune System
Norwegian researchers find a strong and immediate genetic response to yoga practice.
New Therapy Makes An Old Immune System Young Again.
Researchers have found a protein that may be the immune system's fountain of youth.