Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for ...
Nature

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

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

How does your immune system stay balanced? A Nobel Prize-winning answer

(THE CONVERSATION) Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This ...
Scientific American

Shimon Sakaguchi Reflects on How Hunting for a Mysterious T Cell Earned Him a Nobel Prize

Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi reflects on the role of regulatory T cells in peripheral immune tolerance and how the cells ...

SF scientist, UC alum nabs Nobel Prize for immune system discoveries

This article originally published at SF scientist, UC alum nabs Nobel Prize for immune system discoveries. The James Webb ...
KTBS 3

Researchers Win Nobel Prize for Uncovering How the Immune System Protects Itself

TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three immunologists have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for ...

Engineered CAR-NK cells could evade immune rejection and target cancer more effectively

One of the newest weapons that scientists have developed against cancer is a type of engineered immune cell known as CAR-NK ...