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The inflamed parts of the man's tattoo containing red ink

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Red tattoo ink causes man to lose all his hair and stop sweating

A man’s severe reaction to a tattoo, which made all his hair fall out and destroyed his sweat glands, has reignited concerns about the immune effects of some tattoo inks

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

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Tattooing may trigger localised damage to the immune system

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Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body

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Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body

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Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong

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Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong

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Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi are announced as the winners of the 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine by committee secretary general Thomas Perlmann

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Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance

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Why caring for your microbiome is crucial if you want to live to 100

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Why caring for your microbiome is crucial if you want to live to 100

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Good immune health may come at the expense of chronic inflammation

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Antibiotics normally don’t increase the risk of autoimmune disorders

A study of more than 6 million children finds that exposure to antibiotics in the womb or early in life tends not to increase the risk of autoimmunity – but the relationship is complicated

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New subtype of diabetes found in youths from sub-Saharan Africa

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Vagus nerve stimulation receives US approval to treat arthritis

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Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain's immune cells

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A youthful brain and immune system may be key to a long life

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