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

Your immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that fight off infection. Your immune system can be affected by sleep, diet, and stress.

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

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of different microbes trying to invade our ...

As humanity prepares for longer missions beyond Earth, scientists are uncovering unsettling truths about how space reshapes ...

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

Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the ...

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

New research finds endurance exercise may slow immune aging and boost resilience. Experts explain how running, cycling, and ...

Pregnancy and breastfeeding reprogram the immune system, leaving lasting T cells that protect the breast from cancer for ...