For decades, many of us have thought we could “boost” our immune systems with vitamin C or herbs, which would fight contagious illnesses, such as colds and the flu. But in reality, there are no quick ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senior program manager ...

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The immune system provides constant surveillance for the body, aiming to spot and eliminate disease-causing microbes or ...

Colorectal cancer breaks the usual immune rules, with certain regulatory T cells linked to improved survival. In many solid ...

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare blood disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys platelets. Platelets are small blood cells that play a critical role in helping your ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries about how the immune system avoids attacking ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies. The work by Mary E. Brunkow, Fred ...