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Why Your Immune System Weakens With Age Is More Complicated Than Scientists Thought

A new study reveals how aging changes the immune system in complex ways and identifies potential targets for healthier aging. Why does immunity weaken with age, and does that decline happen the same way throughout the body?

Why Your Immune System Weakens With Age Is More Complicated Than Scientists Thought

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A new study reveals how aging changes the immune system in complex ways and identifies potential targets for healthier aging.

Why does immunity weaken with age, and does that decline happen the same way throughout the body?

Researchers at USC approached that question by looking across the body rather than focusing on a single organ.

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A new study reveals how aging changes the immune system in complex ways and identifies potential targets for healthier aging. Why does immunity weaken with age, and does that decline happen the same way throughout the body? Researchers at USC approached that question by looking across the body rather than focusing on a single organ.

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