Stress may act a bit like a vaccine, spurring the immune system to build up resilience to it. A new study in mice shows that immune cells can create a memory of stress and possibly defend the body ...

Your immune system is an intricate part of your stress reaction (also known as your “stress cascade”). In fact, your stress reaction primarily involves your nervous, endocrine, and immune systems.

The immune system is directly disrupted by the endocrine response to stress. During these periods, individuals are at risk of poor immune responses to infections, wound recovery, and reduced ...

Social stress such as discrimination and family problems, along with job and money problems, can contribute to premature aging of your immune system, a recent study found. That’s a double whammy ...

Stress is an unavoidable part of life, but chronic stress can take a serious toll on the immune system. The body’s response to stress is designed to be short-term, helping us react to immediate ...

As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline. This aging of the immune system, called immunosenescence, may be an important part of age-related health problems such as cancer and ...

As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline. This aging of the immune system, called immunosenescence, may be an important part of such age-related health problems as cancer and ...

Another study, published in Frontiers in Immunology in 2018, demonstrated the impact of stress on the immune system by inducing stress and cancerous tumor growth in mice — some of whom were ...

Scientists don’t know how stress affects the immune systems of younger people, or how changes to immune systems may persist. One thing to remember, however, ...

Stress may take a huge toll on your health, weakening your immune system and opening the door to serious illness, a new study suggests.. Traumatic events, job strain, daily stressors and ...

Tips for Lowering Stress and Supporting the Immune System. We asked the experts for recommendations for helping your teen stay healthy (mentally and physically) this winter (and beyond).