How Your Immune System Works

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

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 careful equilibrium is so seamless that most people don't think about it until something goes wrong.

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Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discoveries on Immune System

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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system

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Photos Show Mary E. Brunkow Waking up to the News She Is a Nobel Winner in Medicine

Ross Colquhoun woke up his wife Mary E. Brunkow to tell her she won a Nobel Prize in medicine.

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Nobel Prize in physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technology

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Nobel medicine prize awarded for key findings on immune system

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Nobel Prize announcements begin Monday. See schedule, how to watch.

This year, each Nobel Prize is worth 11 million Swedish kronor, which is about $1,168,783 in U.S. dollars.

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Three Scientists at US Universities Win Nobel Prize in Physics for Advancing Quantum Technology

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The Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to 3 Scientists for Key Immune System Discoveries

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An immunologist explains why the immune system works best when balanced, not 'boosted'

Disease can arise both when immune cells are too active and when they're not active enough. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For immune health, some influencers seem to think the ...

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Nobel medicine prize: how a hidden army in your body keeps you alive – and could help treat cancer

By learning to adjust these biological “brakes” with precision, medicine is entering a new era. Treatments inspired by these discoveries are already improving lives and may, in time, transform how we prevent and treat disease across the spectrum, from autoimmunity to cancer.

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Just one night of poor sleep can disrupt your immune system, study finds

Researchers found that missing a single night of sleep can quickly affect key parts of the immune system. The study found important immune cells became overactive after sleep loss. Researchers say even occasional sleep disruption may have bigger health ...

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How Libtayo Works for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

How Does Libtayo Work for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)? Libtayo is a specific kind of medicine called immunotherapy. Immunotherapies work by helping your body’s own immune system work to fight against cancer. Libtayo works by attaching itself to ...

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Does Repatha Suppress the Immune System?

Repatha works by blocking a specific enzyme in your liver to help your body remove cholesterol more effectively. It is not an immunosuppressant drug, so it doesn’t work by suppressing the immune system. But Repatha can cause certain infections, such as ...