Sept. 20, 2022 – The immune system is among the most complex and mysterious in the human body, and it is more versatile than previously understood, report researchers in the emerging field of mechanoimmunology, tracking how our bodies fight illness and how to successfully intervene. Unlike other systems that rely on organs to operate, the … Read more
Each year, fungal infections kill nearly the same number of people as tuberculosis each year. The infection takes hold mostly in vulnerable people because they have a defective immune system caused by an underlying disease, such as a viral infection (HIV or Covid-19), or cancer. Antibiotics can cause immune system defects that increase the risk … Read more
Humans have, throughout recorded history, deemed features such as prominent cheekbones, and bright eyes as attractive, the researchers wrote. There may just be more to attractive people than meets the eye. A new study has found that attractive people have better immune systems, a likely outcome of humans being biologically programmed to seek out a … Read more
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Just how SARS-CoV-2 eludes the human immune system has mystified scientists for close to two years, but now they’ve uncovered an important clue. Turns out the virus that causes COVID-19 has some stealth moves that allow it to spread from cell to cell, hiding from the … Read more
Eat well – a balanced diet for a healthier stronger immune system and lowering risk of illness and infectious diseases. By Swetha Anisingaraju, We live in a world of rapidly changing elements – our environment, food supply, population and scientific knowledge. Within these different environments and stages of our life, our body’s needs and goals … Read more
Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail treatment is not new and has been enlisted as one of the treatment options that the natural immune system functions to fight cancer. (Representational image: IE) By Dr. BS Ajai Kumar, With COVID-19 engulfing all of us mentally, physically, and socially, there has been an additional responsibility on drug makers to find … Read more
With the increasing prevalence of diabetes, there seems to be a rise in the incidence of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) as well. (Reuters Image) By Sayantani Chatterjee The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of patients with diabetes mellitus or most commonly referred to as diabetes. A Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology study which referred to … Read more
In most of other the diseases the treatment involves in enhancing the body’s immune system, in autoimmune diseases, the immune system itself is the problem. By Dr K Arul Auto-immune disease is a process in which the immune system starts attacking your own body thinking it to be a foreign agent. It is the third … Read more
Experts say developing your baby’s immune system is important, but doing so during a pandemic can be tricky. Source link
THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children have largely been spared severe COVID-19 infection, and new research hints at why. In the study, children’s immune systems attacked the new coronavirus faster and more aggressively than adults’ immune systems did, the findings showed. The researchers analyzed blood samples from 48 children and 70 … Read more