Regulatory T cells help your immune system distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘nonself’ – and can open doors to better treatments for cancer, autoimmune disease and transplant rejection.

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its ...

Three scientists who uncovered how our body keeps our immune system in check — enabling it to fight off dangerous invaders ...

Scientists at DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital discovered that brain grid cells, once thought to act as a fixed GPS, ...

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

Japanese scientists successfully eliminated cancer tumors using live bacteria, a new therapy that acts independently of the ...

Zeaxanthin, an eye health nutrient, boosted tumor-fighting T cells and slowed cancer growth in mice. Human trials are still needed.

Zeaxanthin, best known for eye health, has been found to boost the tumor-killing power of T cells. Researchers showed it ...

The cold and flu season is beginning amid conflicting guidance on vaccination and the use of acetaminophen—a common ...

Stanford scientists found that aging disrupts the brain’s internal navigation system in mice, mirroring spatial memory ...

Researchers at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet have found a system in the brain that can explain why female ...

More work needs to be done to create viable human embryos, but the method might someday be used in IVF to help infertile people and male couples.