--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # immune system ## immune system Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jan 3, 2018 ## [These Physical Traits Could Indicate a Person Has a Bacterial Infection](https://time.com/5086172/sick-cold-facial-cues/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Amanda MacMillan *  Sep 20, 2017 ## [You Asked: Can a Breakup Make You Sick?](https://time.com/4949554/how-to-get-over-a-break-up/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Markham Heid *  Aug 21, 2017 ## [Why Zika Is Especially Dangerous for Pregnant Women](https://time.com/4908546/zika-pregnant-women-immune-system/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Aug 17, 2017 ## [New Therapy May Cure Kids of Peanut Allergy](https://time.com/4905191/peanut-allergy-peanuts-probiotics/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Jul 12, 2017 ## [FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Gene Therapy](https://time.com/4855591/gene-therapy-treatment-cancer-fda/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Apr 3, 2017 ## [Immunotherapy May Treat This Deadly Breast Cancer](https://time.com/4721371/immunotherapy-triple-negative-breast-cancer/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Feb 27, 2017 ## [Why Men Are Much Worse at Being Sick Than Women](https://time.com/4684331/is-the-man-flu-myth-true/) by Amanda MacMillan *  Feb 27, 2017 ## [Why Men Are Much Worse At Being Sick Than Women](https://time.com/4683864/men-sick-cold-flu/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Amanda MacMillan *  Feb 16, 2017 ## [Here's How to Avoid Catching Colds and the Flu](https://time.com/4672626/vitamin-d-cold-flu/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Amanda MacMillan *  Apr 19, 2016 ## [A New Cancer Drug Shows Even More Promise](https://time.com/4298549/cancer-immunotherapy-pembro-drug-melanoma/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Oct 8, 2015 ## [More Sex Increases Chance of Conceiving (But Not Why You Think): Study](https://time.com/4065418/sex-fertility-conception/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Jun 10, 2015 ## [How Vaccines in Space Can Help on Earth](https://time.com/3915799/vaccines-space-kelly-brothers/) [SCIENCE](/section/science/) by Jeffrey Kluger *  Jun 3, 2015 ## [Game-Changing Discovery Links Brain and Immune System](https://time.com/3906771/brain-immune-system-vessels-neuroscience-disease/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alissa Greenberg *  Apr 20, 2015 ## [New Trials Show Promise For Future Skin Cancer Treatment](https://time.com/3828319/new-trial-skin-cancer-treatment/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Mar 6, 2015 ## [Breakthrough Treatment for Lung Cancer Approved](https://time.com/3735792/opdivo-immunotherapy-lung-cancer/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/immune-system/","name":"immune system"}}]}] ```