Scientists track real-time signaling in T cell activation to show how the immune system defends against threats

T cell activation—the process by which these key immune defenders recognize threats and mobilize against them—depends on ...
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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human 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 ...

Immune blueprint maps how the system fights most widespread form of malaria parasite

New research co-led by Burnet Institute and WEHI has uncovered how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax, paving ...
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Scientists discover how the immune system learns to tolerate food

Small food protein signals teach immune cells to accept food. The finding helps explain how the body prevents food allergies.
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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

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 ...