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

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

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A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of ...

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

The test David took was developed by John Tsang at Yale University and his colleagues. The team wanted to work out a way of ...

(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 ...