Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the peak of cold and flu season here, did you know that getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick? “Sleep ...

Women suffer more. But why? A new study points to an immune mechanism that differs between women and men, which may affect the duration of pain after trauma.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Vitamin C and vitamin D both support immune function in ...

With the peak of cold and flu season here, did you know that getting enough sleep can help protect you from getting sick? “Sleep is critically important to maintaining a healthy immune system, so we ...

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 ...

Vitamin C and vitamin D both support immune function in different ways, but neither will prevent you from getting sick on their own. Vitamin C may slightly shorten colds, while vitamin D deficiency ...