The Nobel-prize season always kicks off with the award for physiology or medicine, which highlights work in fields such as genetics, cell biology and evolution. This year’s award went to three ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses. By Gina Kolata and Ali Watkins Mary E. Brunkow, Fred ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Imagine a high-tech security system, constantly scanning for intruders, identifying threats, calling for backup, neutralizing them, cleaning up the mess, and keeping detailed records for next time.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2025 has been awarded to three scientists- Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi. The talented trio was awarded “for their discoveries ...

A study has traced immune activity at high resolution in the first living recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney and has reported that – even after clinicians suppressed T-cell rejection – ...

As the body ages, so does the immune system. The immune system usually becomes less effective in older age, a process known as immunosenescence. This can increase the risk of: While you can’t prevent ...

Researchers have developed a new class of antibodies that amplify the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. By clustering immune receptors that normally receive weak signals from tumors, these four ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aging may be inevitable, but boosting immune health may impact how we age, according to researcher Dr. George A. Kuchel. Photo ...

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 ...

As winter looms on the horizon, so do viruses and bacteria prepared to usher in annual colds and flu. The immune system is the first line of defense against these types of viral infections and ...