Two years after this, Sakaguchi was able to link these discoveries. He proved that the Foxp3 gene governs the development of ...

A single signaling pathway controls whether immune cells attack or befriend cells they encounter while patrolling our bodies, ...

A Japanese immunologist and two American scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for fundamental discoveries about how the immune system keeps itself in check, preventing ...

For decades, many of us have thought we could “boost” our immune systems with vitamin C or herbs, which would fight contagious illnesses, such as colds and the flu. But in reality, there are no quick ...

Scientists are getting a better handle on the complexities of how immunity works. Attentive readers might have noticed my absence over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been trying to recover from a bout ...