Each year I like to write a post about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. While advocating for higher standards of science in medicine we tend to spend much of our time criticizing pseudoscie ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries concerning ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel Prize for fundamental discoveries about how the immune system keeps itself in check.

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During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of serious illness and death was jarringly high in older populations. Why? Weakening immune systems — as we age, we become more vulnerable to infections, ...

Autoimmune disease is an unrelenting attack of the body on itself. Drugs that suppress the immune system quell the attack for a while, but patients need to keep taking these medicines, putting them at ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looks at the benefits of short workouts. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images A new study finds that short bouts of exercise can help boost your immune system. This is ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

Researchers found that missing a single night of sleep can quickly affect key parts of the immune system. The study found important immune cells became overactive after sleep loss. Researchers say ...

If you’re looking for a new fruit to snack on, this oddball will help you slay your next physical. With its hot pink skin, green spiky tendrils and a speckled inside that resembles cookies and cream, ...