Leukemia is a kind of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. Autoimmune diseases, on the other hand, happen when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy cells. Examples ...

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can ...

A new study by scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has found something very interesting. It shows that some gene changes linked to leukemia might also cause the immune system to ...

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Scientists are trying a revolutionary new approach to treat rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus and other devastating autoimmune diseases — by reprogramming patients' out-of-whack immune ...

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Aimee Pugh Bernard is affiliated with Immunize Colorado as a volunteer and unpaid board member. Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of ...

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. (Photo by Atila Altuntas/Anadolu via Getty Images) The 2025 Nobel Prize in ...

STOCKHOLM -- Mary E. Brunkow, PhD, Fred Ramsdell, PhD, and Shimon Sakaguchi, MD, PhD, won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, ...

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses. By Gina Kolata and Ali Watkins Mary E. Brunkow, Fred ...

US scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi win prize Scientists' work relates to 'how we keep immune system under control' Work spurred development of treatments in areas ...