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 ...

Immunologists Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for uncovering a process that prevents the immune system from attacking our own ...

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body's own cells. The prize is shared by ...

US scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi win prize Scientists' work relates to 'how we keep immune system under control' Work spurred development of treatments in areas ...

Hunger is an ancestral and evolutionary survival instinct; its importance is evident in the complex and redundant pathways involving all five senses that regulate it. 1,2 Historically, when humans ...

An unexpected discovery about what made a tiny worm refuse to grow up has now led to the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Victor Ambros, now at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical ...

Every cell in our body starts out with the same set of genetic instructions, or DNA. Yet only some of these genes are expressed in each cell, leading to the production of proteins that perform the ...

The integumentary system is the physical system that forms the barrier between the external environment and the internal systems of the body. In humans, this system consists of skin, hair, nails, and ...

The integumentary system comprises the skin, hair, nails, and glands that produce sweat and oil. It is a complex organ that helps protect the body and regulates various essential processes. These ...

Almost two decades ago, through a reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, emerged the idea that students may need different degrees of support to achieve the same academic ...