Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have created the most comprehensive map to date ...

The concept of using the immune system to treat cancer is old, but the ability to do so has dramatically improved.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells. The prize is shared by ...

David Ewing Duncan has spent the last 25 years being poked and prodded in the name of science. He’s signed up for hundreds of ...

Experts weigh in on whether cold water swimming, drinking kombucha and taking vitamins can boost your immune system.

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 ...