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Immune System

Molecular Secrets Of Ancient Chinese Herbal Remedy Discovered

February 14, 2012 Immune System

For roughly two thousand years, Chinese herbalists have treated Malaria using a root extract, commonly known as Chang Shan, from a type of hydrangea that grows in Tibet and Nepal. More recent studies suggest that halofuginone, a compound derived from this extract’s bioactive ingredient, could be used to treat many autoimmune disorders as well.

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Immunity Against The Cold

December 19, 2011 Colds & Flu

Throughout the interior spaces of humans and other warm-blooded creatures is a special type of tissue known as brown fat, which may hold the secret to diets and weight-loss programs of the future.

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Recipient’s Immune System Governs Stem Cell Regeneration

November 30, 2011 Immune System

A new study in Nature Medicine describes how different types of immune system T-cells alternately discourage and encourage stem cells to regrow bone and tissue, bringing into sharp focus the importance of the transplant recipient’s immune system in stem cell-based regeneration.

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Eating Green Veggies Improves Immune Defenses

October 18, 2011 Immune System

Researchers reporting online in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, on October 13th have found another good reason to eat your green vegetables, although it may or may not win any arguments with kids at the dinner table.

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New Drug From MIT Cures Nearly All Viral Infections, Including Common Cold and Influenza

August 30, 2011 Colds & Flu

Most bacterial infections can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, discovered decades ago. However, such drugs are useless against viral infections, including influenza, the common cold, and deadly hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola.
Now, in a development that could transform how viral infections are treated, a team of researchers at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory has designed [...]

Tagged as: Anti-Viral Support, Colds and Flu

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Wide Gap in Immune Responses of People Exposed to the Flu

August 29, 2011 Colds & Flu

Why do some folks who take every precaution still get the flu, while others never even get the sniffles?
It comes down to a person’s immune system response to the flu virus, says Alfred Hero, professor at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. In one of the first known studies of its kind, Hero and [...]

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New Anti-Inflammatory Agents Silence Overactive Immune Response

August 16, 2011 Immune System

A new way to fight inflammation uses molecules called polymers to mop up the debris of damaged cells before the immune system becomes abnormally active, researchers at Duke University Medical Center report.
The discovery, published August 15 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers a promising new approach to treat inflammatory auto-immune [...]

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Possibility of Temporarily Reversing Aging in the Immune System

August 16, 2011 Immune System

Researchers have discovered a new mechanism controlling aging in white blood cells. The research, published in the September issue of the Journal of Immunology, opens up the possibility of temporarily reversing the effects of aging on immunity and could, in the future, allow for the short-term boosting of the immune systems of older people.
Weakened immunity [...]

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Flu Helps Spread Pneumonia

April 13, 2011 Immune System

Bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis are only able to spread when individuals are infected with flu, says a scientist reporting at the Society for General Microbiology’s Spring Conference in Harrogate. The work could have implications for the management of influenza pandemics and could help reduce incidence of pneumococcal infections in very young children, who are more susceptible to disease.

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Acupuncture And Chinese Medicine Strongly Protect Us From Colds And Flu

March 2, 2011 Immune System

Cold and flu season is upon us. Traditional Chinese Medicine has effective time-tested techniques which boost immunity and protect us from colds or the flu. Points can be needled and herbal formulas can be given to balance the body’s energy, strengthen the body and even speed recovery if one does come down with symptoms.

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Zinc Reduces The Burden Of The Common Cold

February 17, 2011 Immune System

Zinc supplements reduce the severity and duration of illness caused by the common cold, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The findings could help reduce the amount of time lost from work and school due to colds.

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Latest Echinacea Trial Not So Clear Cut, Herbal Experts Say

January 8, 2011 Immune System

A recently published clinical trial on Echinacea failed to show a statistically significant benefit for cold symptoms. So what, exactly, did this trial find? “There was a slight trend toward benefit in symptom reduction in both Echinacea groups, with a reduction in duration by about 12 hours, which, although not statistically significant, the authors note may be considered clinically significant by some patients,” Blumenthal said.

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