immune response

Probiotics found to offset the detrimental effects of stress on the immune system

April 1, 2018 -

Posted by Edsel Cook

(Natural News) Given stress is bad for health while probiotics are good for the gut, Argentinean researchers decide to determine whether or not the latter can offset the former. Their experiment on stressed mice revealed that probiotic supplements could boost the immune system of the gut against infection. Stress conditions disrupt the natural balance of the body. These […]

in: Health, Science

Discovered: HOW stress makes you sick – it compromises immune cells, turning their “defense chemicals” on themselves, resulting in inflammation, allergic reactions, increased risk of disease

January 27, 2018 -

Posted by Michelle Simmons

(Natural News) Ever wondered why you get sick whenever you are stressed? A group of scientists from the University of Michigan looked at how stress makes a person sick. The group carried out a rat study in order to determine how the immune cells responded to psychological and allergic stress. There were two groups of […]

in: Allergy, Diseases, Mental Health

Early life stress increases risk of heart disease later in life: Studies show stress affects immune response, inflammation, blood pressure

December 23, 2017 -

Posted by Michelle Simmons

(Natural News) Experiencing stress early in life may affect the kidneys’ immune response and increase the risk of heart disease later in life, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Physiology — Renal Physiology. Past studies have revealed that individuals who experienced trauma during their childhood have a higher risk of developing high blood […]

in: Health, Homelessness, Mental Health

Germ free – the fastest way to get sick: Expert suggests that we’re too clean; lack of germ exposure is weakening our immune systems

December 6, 2017 -

Posted by Ralph Flores

(Natural News) We have been waging war with germs for the longest time, it seems. Since we were young, we have been taught that germs are harmful and that we should make sure we are clean all the time. It is a lesson that echoes even today, with the swaths of products that ensure you […]

in: Allergy, Health, Hygiene

Why do some viruses linger? Scientists are studying how viruses replicate different kinds of cells, some of which can hide inside the immune system

November 1, 2017 -

Posted by Jhoanna Robinson

(Natural News) Some viral infections can continue their existence even though the body that they are trying to penetrate has already triggered an immune response. University of Pennsylvania researchers reveal that acute viral infection cells enriched with defective viral genomes are more likely to survive infection than cells with full-length viral genomes. Viral infections, such […]

in: Human Genome, MItochondrial Dysfunction, Science