Mary Brunkow
Understanding Regulatory T-Cells: The Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery Revolutionizing Immune System Research
Oct 06, 2025 11:31 pm CST
Discover how three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for identifying regulatory T-cells that prevent autoimmune diseases. This breakthrough explains how the immune system avoids attacking healthy tissues and opens promising avenues for treating autoimmune disorders and cancer, though clinical applications remain under development.
2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine: Breakthroughs in Peripheral Immune Tolerance Lead to New Cancer and Autoimmune Disease Treatments
Oct 06, 2025 05:50 pm CST
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance. Their research has established a new field of study and catalyzed the development of innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases, continuing the Nobel tradition of recognizing transformative contributions to medical science.