Immune system 2025, February

By linking the nervous system with the immune system, prolonged mental stress weakens immunity. In order to prevent the accumulation of str ...…

When the immune system, which is supposed to protect against infection, is not working properly, it cannot fight off viruses and bacteria, which are exceptionally high at this time of the year ...…

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) is an autoimmune disease, i.e. an inflammatory disease in which the immune system ...…

Autoantibodies are the immune proteins of our body. Their excessive activity is associated with the course of autoimmune diseases. How ...…

Scientific research provides further evidence that our he alth depends on the condition of the intestines. The gut is the mainstay of the immune system. Padding j ...…

Auto-aggressive diseases: lupus, Hashimoto's, type 1 diabetes, RA, Graves' disease are the result of the immune system attacking its own tissues. Performing cor ...…

The body's immunity is very important. If your immune system is working well, it will deal with viruses, bacteria, and fungi without difficulty. And no ...…

Fatigue, improper nutrition, stress and autumn weather favor viral infections. But you don't have to worry about them, if you take care of strengthening the immune system ...…

The famous Canadian doctor William Osler used to say that a good doctor deals with an illness, and a great one deals with a patient who has an illness. These words include ...…

A cytokine storm means a violent inflammatory reaction that gets out of control of our body. Normally, an inflammatory reaction to a viral infection, for example, is ...…

The autumn-winter period is the time when we should especially take care of our immunity. This is because this is the moment when viruses attack with double force, and the body ...…

Lymphoedema, or elephantiasis, is a tissue swelling caused by lymph stagnation as a result of congenital defects or acquired damage to the lymphatic vessels. Ob ...…

Myasthenia gravis begins in a harmless way: e.g. with drooping eyelids or muscle fatigue. Such symptoms often foreshadow myasthenia gravis, a disease that plagues mainly ...…

"Do you have cancer?" - Alopecian women, i.e. women without hair, hear this question at every step. Learn the story of Agata, who at the age of 15 heard the diagnosis: alopecia ...…

"Do you have cancer?" - Alopecian women, or women without hair, hear this question hundreds, if not thousands of times a day. They are asked by complete strangers, but also by friends. ...…

Drugs to strengthen prescription immunity, i.e. nasal or oral vaccines, are the most powerful drugs aimed at stimulating the immune system ...…

"Do you have cancer?" - Alopecian women, i.e. women without hair, hear this question at every step. Alopecia areata, or alopecia areata, affects about two percent ...…

A strong immune system can resist viruses and bacteria. Which makes some people more resistant and not getting sick, while others have a weak system ...…

You can strengthen your immunity in various ways. First of all, give up stimulants, change your diet rich in vegetables and fruits, dress warmly, go for a sauna ...…

Phagocytosis is one of the most basic and, at the same time, the most effective defense mechanisms of the human body. Proper functioning of the process ...…

It is worth watching the symptoms of sarcoidosis. Breathing problems, blurred vision, chronic fatigue? It could be sarcoidosis. It attacks the lungs most often ...…

Goodpasture's syndrome, or pulmonary-renal syndrome, is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the kidneys and lungs. Goodpasture's syndrome can be a threat ...…

B lymphocytes are cells of the human immune system, belonging to the so-called white blood cells (leukocytes). The main task of B lymphocytes is to protect our organ ...…

Immune complexes (aka circulating immune complexes - KKIs) form each time specific antibodies come into contact with foreign particles ...…

Mixed connective tissue disease, also known as MCTD or Sharp's syndrome, is a disease in which symptoms of several different systemic diseases appear c ...…

Good bacteria, or microorganisms living in the human body, regulate the proper functioning of the body. Each of us has 90 trillion good bacteria that in ...…

Type M immunoglobulins (IgM), or M type antibodies, are one of several types of antibodies in our body and play an important role in the first stages of ...…

Interleukins are proteins belonging to the group of cytokines. They participate in the process of communication between cells of the immune system. What do you need interl ...…

Wegener's granulomatosis is a disease whose first symptoms are nonspecific and indicate many diseases, which makes early diagnosis difficult. And too late ...…

Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD) is the most serious complication of haematopoietic system cell transplantation - most often of the bone marrow - which ...…