A cell type that causes significant scarring in lung disease appears to have a similar effect in Graves' disease, University of Michigan Health System researchers have found. The cells, called fibrocytes, are present at a higher than normal frequency in patients with Graves' disease, according...
Atrial fibrillation (Afib) is the most common type of abnormal heart beat. It is characterized by scarring of the atrial region of the heart (a hallmark known as atrial fibrosis). Although atrial fibrosis is thought to perpetuate Afib, exactly how it develops has not been determined. Some...
Malaria parasites are able to disguise themselves to avoid the host's immune system, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Malaria is one of the world's biggest killers, responsible for over a...
If you ever thought the stress of seeing your extended family over the holidays was slowly killing you - bad news: a new research report in the December 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that you might be right. Here's the good news: results from the same study might...
i'm a mix asian and european blood, i went to bali couple a days ago to get some tan.
i was sun bathing for hours, and i use a tanning oil as well, but i'm not even a tad browner at all.
what is wrong with me ?? i want my money back !
i'm a mix asian and european blood, i went to bali couple a days ago to get some tan.
i was sun bathing for hours, and i use a tanning oil as well, but i'm not even a tad browner at all.
what is wrong with me ?? i want my money back !
my little sister got the stomach bug at 11pm. its now 3:44 am and i wasnt in contact with her while she had symptoms. would it be too late to take a few vitamin C pills? will they help at all?? i have an extreme fear of being sick!
I heard that steroid pills definitely lower your immune system, as they go throughout the whole body,but what about asthma inhalers?
they technically only travel to your lungs..but they have steroids in the as well, so I'm not sure what to think.
Can anyone help clarify this?
I'm concerned...
All the people in my classes are coming in sick and I really need to avoid any sickness. (I'm leaving the country soon.) I know about getting lots of antioxidants, vitamin C and washing my hands regularly, but is there any other way to prevent illness? I believe its sort of a combination of a...
I'm stressed out a lot! I can't help it I stress about everything lately and I've been gettin sick a lot lately. I've had a few colds over the winter and now I fear I'm getting the flu. Could it be because of stress? What else could it be?
This guy was talking about disease spread by mesquito's and then he let a cloud of mesquito's loose in a tech conference.
This rich piece of crap wjo recently joined the elite who are ruining America and who paid to build a doomsday seed vault just in case we all get nuked.
This rich ignorant...
Tip of the day: Stronger body, stronger immune system?
Moderate workouts can temporarily strengthen your defenses by boosting the circulation of white blood cells throughout the body, which allows them to detect invading and infected cells earlier. Repeated often enough, these short-term...