The immune system orchestrates a complex interplay between recognising pathogenic threats and preserving self-tolerance, a balance that becomes perturbed in conditions such as autoimmunity and cancer.

CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COUR Pharma, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class, antigen-specific immune tolerance therapies for autoimmune diseases, announced ...

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This story has been updated. The human immune system is our body’s primary line of defense against harmful microbes, viruses and other invaders—but that defense line can sometimes run amok and attack ...

T cells are central mediators of autoimmune disease pathogenesis, yet their functional states are not defined solely by antigen recognition or canonical ...

A single signaling pathway controls whether immune cells attack or befriend cells they encounter while patrolling our bodies, researchers at Stanford Medicine have found. Manipulating this pathway ...

The immune system has evolved to mount immune responses against foreign pathogens and to remain silent against self-antigens. A balance between immunity and tolerance is required as any disturbance ...

A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus and autoimmune diseases. A newly discovered molecule may hold the key to rebalancing the immune system in lupus ...

Zag Bio (TM), Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering thymus-targeted medicines, today announced the appointment of Jan Hillson, M.D., a physician-scientist and rheumatologist with over 20 years of ...

In 2006 immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi co-wrote an article in Scientific American that now feels prophetic. In the article, entitled “Peacekeepers of the Immune System,” Sakaguchi and his co-author, ...

Immunocore is expanding its ImmTAX platform into autoimmune disease, outlining plans at the 44th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare ...