When immune cells strike, precision is everything. New research reveals how natural killer and T cells orchestrate the ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its ...

“It was just a very small genetic alteration that results in quite a profound change in the immune system.” The winners’ work ...

Nobel Prize winners discovered how the immune system is regulated, leading to new treatment options for cancer and autoimmune ...

When immune cells strike, precision is everything. New research reveals how natural killer and T cells orchestrate the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This ...

Disease can arise both when immune cells are too active and when they're not active enough. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For ...

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

The main role of your immune system is to protect you from outside threats. But what about your baby when you are pregnant?

The discovery of regulatory T cells links genetic, cellular, and clinical research, bridging basic science and therapeutic ...

Cancer immunotherapies, including cancer vaccines, harness and amplify the immune system’s natural ability to detect and attack cancer cells. In this illustration, immune T cells (pink) attach to a ...