UCLA Alumnus and Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Immune System Research
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A Portland-born molecular biologist, Mary E. Brunkow, along with two other scientists, won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering how regulatory T cells help prevent autoimmune diseases by maintaining immune system balance, a breakthrough that could lead to better treatments for conditions like diabetes and lupus.
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