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Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi identified regulatory T cells, which help to keep the immune system in check.Credit: F. Ramsdell, Institute for Systems Biology,…

This story has been updated.The human immune system is our body’s primary line of defense against harmful microbes, viruses and other invaders—but that defense line can…

The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2025 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on how the immune system is prevented from attacking…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, The international team discovered how the immune system is kept in check to prevent it attacking the body.Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct…

In 2017, Ashley Moffett, a reproductive immunologist, walked to the pharmacy near her laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK, to buy a pregnancy test. But…

Wes Streeting, the UK health secretary, was in a government car heading back into central London from a flag-raising to mark the UK’s recognition of Palestine…

Wes Streeting tells Britons ‘don’t pay any attention whatsoever to what Trump says about medicine’Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has urged pregnant women to ignore Donald…

Sir Kenneth Calman was a doctor, public servant and academic leader whose identity as a proud Scot underpinned his values of compassion, ethics and hard work.…

Why mRNA Vaccines Are So Revolutionary—And What’s at Stake If We Lose ThemSpeed and flexibility have made mRNA a blockbuster technologyBy Stephanie Pappas edited by Jeanna…