The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for ...

For many conditions including immune-related ones, genetics often explains only a small fraction of the differences between ...

How an art gallery can boost your immune system and relieve stress - Researchers say looking at original works of art can ...

But while you’re focused on keeping your internal defenses strong, there’s another immune system you probably haven’t thought ...

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for ...

Fred Ramsdell, 64, shared the award with two researchers for their discovery of how the human immune system knows not to ...

It’s no secret that our bodies’ ability to ward off pathogens and mount strong vaccine responses weakens with age, but ...

As winter looms on the horizon, so do viruses and bacteria prepared to usher in annual colds and flu. The immune system is ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine honors three scientists – Shimon Sakaguchi, Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell – whose groundbreaking discoveries revealed how your immune system maintains ...

Your gut harbors trillions of microbes which live in precarious harmony with your immune system. When that harmony is upset, ...

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare blood disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys platelets. Platelets are small blood cells that play a critical role in helping your ...