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Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded for their work on the immune system. We break down what ...

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Sharon Evans, a cancer immunologist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center who studies the role of temperature in T cell responses, said that, to date, the influence of the external environment ...

Your body’s stress response can trigger several physiological changes, which can affect immune function. Why you’re stressed and how long you’re stressed can impact how your immune system responds.

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How Does Libtayo Work for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)? Libtayo is a specific kind of medicine called immunotherapy. Immunotherapies work by helping your body’s own immune system work to fight ...

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop ...

Yep, a new Scientific Reports study found that endurance exercise (think: long-distance running, swimming, or cycling) is linked to a healthier, younger-acting immune system as you age. Want to know ...

Dealing with the itchy, scaly patches that come with psoriasis is difficult enough. But having psoriasis puts you at risk of developing psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory condition that impacts the ...