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

(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 ...

The work of Nobel winners on immune cells is now helping researchers fine-tune cancer treatments, showing how basic science ...

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi’s research revealed a new class of cells shaking up scientists’ ...

A Seattle scientist was among three who won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their work on the human immune system.

The flu shot works by introducing your body to antigens, which helps your immune system produce antibodies that allow your body to fight infection.

TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three immunologists have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for ...

As it does with other pathogens, your immune system sees drugs as foreign invaders to be expelled from your body. But exploiting this process could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

The Nobel Assembly announced the Nobel Prize winners for 2025 at an annual event held at the Karolinska Institute in ...

We all get sick sometimes. Even something pretty minor, like a cold or flu, can be enough to disrupt your life for a few days ...

Maintaining a healthy immune system by eating foods rich in vitamin C could help you prevent getting ill in the first place, ...

Of the 3.6 million babies born in the United States each year, about 80% begin breastfeeding in their first month of life. Breastfeeding has known benefits for both mother and child, reducing maternal ...