Tag: Immune System

London: Do you add more salt to your diet than others? Did you know eating too much salty diet can weaken your immune system! Researchers have found that too much salt in your diet will weaken your immune system and it will be challenging for your body to fight off bacterial infections under such circumstances. […]

Hyderabad: On the eve of the World Liver Day, being observed amid the coronavirus pandemic, medical experts have warned that excessive liquor consumption weakens the immune system, making one more vulnerable to infections like COVID-19. A substance called ethanol or ethyl alcohol present in alcoholic beverages harms the immune system of an individual. Other toxic […]

New York: Diet supplements containing vitamins C and D and other micronutrients are a safe, effective, and low-cost means of helping your immune system fight off COVID-19 and other acute respiratory tract diseases, say researchers. According to the study, published in the journal Nutrients, public health officials should issue a clear set of nutritional recommendations […]

London: Mild cases of Covid-19 can trigger robust memory T cell responses — an essential part of the immune system, even in the absence of detectable virus-specific antibody responses, say researchers. The study, published in the journal Cell, revealed that memory T cell responses generated by natural exposure to or infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus […]

London: Researchers have found that people seriously ill with the Covid-19 disease have antibodies that are blocking so-called interferons, which are an important part of the body´s immune mechanism. While most people dying from Covid-19 are elderly, up to five to 10 per cent of younger adults and children can also be seriously infected by […]

Tokyo: Researchers have found that abnormalities in the immune system’s T cells is linked to pneumonia seen in COVID-19 patients. Further, the researchers have claimed that the findings may lead to new ways of avoiding severe lung infection caused by the novel coronavirus. According to the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, critically […]