The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial effect on the immune defense system with regard to diseases such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Danish researchers have now explored why this is so, and their findings may result in improved treatment.  Read on.

A surge of new MS treatments have been for the relapsing-remitting form of the disease. A new drug that targets CD20-positive B cells may change that.  Read on.

Could simply thinking about exercise – without so much as lifting a finger – really do the trick?
It sounds incredibly unlikely, but ‘motor imagery’ is a technique often used by top athletes, and some studies suggest that you can use it to improve your strength by mental training alone.
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor teamed up with The University of Northampton’s Professor Tony Kay to put this wonderfully weird idea to the test  Read on

Scientists in the US have discovered a new series of lymphatic vessels in the body that link the brain to the immune system – a connection researchers had previously thought didn’t exist.

The discovery could not only prompt a rewrite of the textbooks, it might also lead to a new understanding of how our immune system influences our brain and our behaviour. Read on.