Tag Archives: Immune

‘Robust’ immune response seen in ‘mix and match’ Covid vaccine study

Walgreens healthcare professionals pass to each other the Pfizer-BioNTec vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Victor Walchirk Apartments in Evanston, Illinois, February 22, 2021. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters LONDON — Mixing and matching the coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca-Oxford generates a “robust” immune response against the virus, a study led by Oxford… Read More »

Vaccines Won’t Protect Millions of Patients With Weakened Immune Systems

The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Risk Near You Who Can Get Vaccinated? Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Vaccines Won’t Protect Millions of Patients With Weakened Immune Systems Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus.… Read More »

How antibiotics weaken the immune system

Monitoring your own energy level a real eye-opener,” says Claudine Campbell, occupational therapy manager at How antibiotics weaken the immune system Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The cost of misuse of antibiotics can be a weakened immune system. The important thing is to make it part of your routine. Without adequate sleep,… Read More »

You should pick your nose — and eat it, too! And other prescriptions for a better immune system

Should you pick your nose? Don’t laugh. Scientifically, it’s an interesting question. Should your children pick their noses? Should your children eat dirt? Maybe: Your body needs to know what immune challenges lurk in the immediate environment. Should you use anti-bacterial soap or hand sanitizers? No. Are we taking too many antibiotics? Yes. “I tell… Read More »

The immune system's fountain of youth

If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years. New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests this dream could be at least partly obtainable in the future. The results of this research, led by Prof. Valery Krizhanovsky and Dr. Yossi Ovadya in… Read More »