Researchers are uncovering why the immune system falters in space, from microbiome shifts to stress, and how to fight back.

Three immunologists have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for uncovering how the immune system prevents itself from attacking the body.

For the Nobel laureates, the journey began in the 1980s with Shakaguchi’s discovery, and was furthered in the 1990s-2000s by ...

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 ...

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

Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, attacking harmful invaders while protecting your own tissues ...

How immune tolerance works While the immune system is designed to recognize and eliminate foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, it must also avoid attacking the body’s own tissues. This ...

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 ...

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

Repatha works by blocking a specific enzyme in your liver to help your body remove cholesterol more effectively. It is not an immunosuppressant drug, so it doesn’t work by suppressing the immune ...