Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their groundbreaking research on peripheral immune tolerance. Their discoveries, focusing on regulatory T cells (T-regs) and the Foxp3 gene, have revolutionized our understanding of how the immune system is regulated. This work is paving the way for new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer. The trio will share the prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor.

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