Study Explains How Stress Can Boost Immune System

<p>Main Category: Immune System / Vaccines
Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress;  Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses
Article Date: 24 Jun 2012 0:00 PDT</p>

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<p>A investigate spearheaded by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist has tracked a trajectories of pivotal defence cells in response to short-term highlight and traced, in good detail, how hormones triggered by such highlight raise defence readiness. The study, conducted in rats, adds weight to justification that defence responsiveness is heightened, rather than suppressed as many believe, by a supposed fight-or-flight response.</p>

<p>The studys commentary yield a consummate overview of how a threesome of highlight hormones affects a categorical dungeon subpopulations of a defence system. They also offer a awaiting of, someday, being mea...