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

  • Written by Aimee Pugh Bernard, Associate Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
How does your immune system stay balanced? A Nobel Prize-winning answerRegulatory T cells (red) interact with other immune cells (blue) and modulate immune responses.National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via Flickr

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...

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