This should be a big deal? These animal experiments that look at different immune factors could be irrelevant to humans, but when it comes to cancer, perhaps we should be taking a closer look. Also gratifying that they were able
An absolutely incredible story of a dogged, persistent scientist in the face of huge obstacles who persevered and was key in the effort to produce the mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna alike. I encourage you to read the whole
Fascinating background material for my chapter on the Immune System Tieri P, Grignolio A, Zaikin A, et al. Network, degeneracy and bow tie. Integrating paradigms and architectures to grasp the complexity of the immune system. Theor Biol Med Model. 2010;7:32. Published
When I read this title I immediately thought, “well sure, you don’t work out as much, don’t engage in healthy activities”. But in this study they controlled for other illness and lifestyle choices. So the take away, as they state,
This article appeared in the Sunday Chronicle. And though Hood’s area of interest is different than mine, his goal is the same. To detect and treat preventatively before illness can become established. This is his Institute for Systems Biology. In
This study seeks to understand how the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, or HPA, can become so dysregulated. What they found is that the actual size or mass of the affected organs can change. Stress and its sequelae is so important to all
This acupuncture approach to bolstering deficient blood cell counts with chemotherapy, something that limits how much treatment a patient can get, may be promising. I’ve typically said that acupuncture probably doesn’t have a role in fighting cancer per se, but
Reading this article makes me extremely motivated to get back to my writing project!! This is part of what it’s all about and why I’ve been suspicious of non-penetrating needles as a control for a long time. Introduction Modern randomized
This is such a terrific article. Not only does it do a creditable job of explaining the basics of the immune system, but also how Covid 19 acts to disrupt cells and highjacks the immune system. Since I’m unsure if
I’m posting this here to have as a reference for the immune system-acupuncture link. A guide to chemokines and their receptors Catherine E Hughes 1, Robert J B Nibbs 1 Affiliations expand Free PMC article Abstract The chemokines (or chemotactic cytokines) are a large
