The immune system facilitates alcohol addiction
The activation of the immune system could eventually perpetuate some of the deleterious effects of alcohol, like addiction. This is
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COVID-19 may attack patients’ central nervous system
Depressed mood or anxiety exhibited in COVID-19 patients may possibly be a sign the virus affects the central nervous system,
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How the immune system reacts to hepatitis C viruses
If a virus penetrates a cell, the immune system reacts immediately and produces the signaling protein interferon. This protein activates
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Pain, but not as we know it: Neuropathic pain and the immune system
There are three main types of pain: nociceptive pain, the type we’re most familiar with, from bee stings and ankle
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How sleep can boost your immune system and help you fight off illness
In a global pandemic it’s really important that we do everything we can to keep our bodies as healthy as
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Researchers discover a previously unappreciated neurotransmitter system in the brain
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that transmit signals between neurons or from neurons to other cells. They interact with specific receptors found
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Molecule in the immune system triggers ‘cancer suicide’ in the lab
Hope of a new cancer treatment as scientists discover molecule found naturally in the immune system can trigger the ‘suicide’
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Immune system and mental health are connected
Our understanding of how our psyche affects our immune system—and vice versa—has been limited. Until now. Many people have long
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Doctor burnout costs health care system $4.6 billion a year
Burnout among doctors is costing the U.S. health-care system an estimated $4.6 billion a year in billings because of reduced
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National cancer control efforts should address the system, not its individual parts, says new report
Current cancer control efforts in the United States typically are fragmented and uncoordinated, but taking a systems approach to establish
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