This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for discovering a class of immune cells that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues. Mary ...

Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on peripheral immune tolerance. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi's discoveries explain ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looks at the benefits of short workouts. Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images A new study finds that short bouts of exercise can help boost your immune system. This is ...

UC San Diego graduate Fred Ramsdell has been chosen to share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for co-discovering T cells that help prevent the immune system from attacking the body’s ...