Many components in breast milk help protect your baby
against infection and disease.
There are many reasons why breast milk is ideal for infants: It's easy to digest, it strengthens a baby's immunity
against infection and disease, and it promotes the growth of developing bones and tissue.
People with balanced levels of selenium are often more resilient
against infections and diseases.
It has been used reduce the frequency, severity and number of outbreaks by supporting the immune system and defending the body
against infection and disease.
Not exact matches
Friday marks World AIDS Day, an occasion for recognizing the myriad struggles, successes,
and work left undone — societal, political,
and medical alike — in the battle
against HIV
infection and the immune system - compromising
disease it causes, AIDS.
Scientific studies have shown that consumption of cranberries have potential health benefits
against cancer, aging
and neurological
diseases, inflammation, diabetes,
and bacterial
infections.
[1] It is comprised of a network of cells
and organs working together to defend the body
against infection and sickness by producing secretions
and disease - fighting cells.
One of the key benefits of vitamin C is that it helps to keep our immune system strong, supporting our body's defence
against infections,
diseases and other illnesses.
Studies show breastfeeding lowers the risk of obesity, cancer,
and chronic
diseases — many of which disproportionately impact African American women — in mothers, as well as helps protect children
against a host of ailments, including respiratory
infections, asthma
and childhood leukemia.
Research in the United States, Canada, Europe,
and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence
and / or severity of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory
infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract
infection, 19
and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number of studies that show a possible protective effect of human milk feeding
against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's
disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34
and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement of cognitive development.38, 39
It protects
against gastrointestinal
and respiratory
infections and is associated with a reduced incidence of childhood - onset chronic
diseases, such as diabetes, celiac
disease, Crohn's
disease and some childhood malignancies.
To name a few of these benefits is Breast milk contains immunities to
diseases and aids in the development of baby's immune system, Breast milk is more digestible than formula, protects
against Crohn's
disease, protects baby
against diarrheal
infections,
and so much more so many to name that it would need it's own blog post so I don't want to steer away from the point of this blog.
Not only does breast milk have the right nutritional balance for your baby, but it also contains growth factors, antibodies,
and other mechanisms that protect your baby
against infections and other
diseases throughout his lifetime.
Physiologic sleep studies have found that breastfed infants are more easily aroused from sleep than their formula - fed counterparts.247, 248 In addition, breastfeeding results in a decreased incidence of diarrhea, upper
and lower respiratory
infections,
and other infectious
diseases249 that are associated with an increased vulnerability to SIDS
and provides overall immune system benefits from maternal antibodies
and micronutrients in human milk.250, 251 Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months has been found to be more protective
against infectious
diseases compared with exclusive breastfeeding to 4 months of age
and partial breastfeeding thereafter.249
Studies have shown that infants who are breastfed are less likely to develop diarrheal
diseases, ear
infections and asthma,
and that breastfeeding can protect the mother
against breast, cervical
and endometrial cancer.
Public Health Thank You Day 2013 honors all those health heroes who keep our drinking water safe
and air clean, administer vaccines, track
and investigate
infections, educate residents with chronic
diseases such as asthma
and diabetes, provide cancer screening services, administer pest control programs
and protect us
against imminent threats to our health such as influenza, foodborne illnesses
and natural disasters.
The main function of the immune system is to protect
against diseases and infections.
The researchers posit that natural selection might favor mutations that protect
against worm
infection and that those same mutations might inadvertently increase the risk of other
diseases, such as asthma.
The work, published this week in mBio ®, an online open - access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, suggests that immunizing pregnant women
against HSV
and similar
infections could prevent serious brain
disease related to these conditions in fetuses
and newborns, said senior study author David A. Leib, Ph.D., professor of microbiology
and immunology at the medical school.
Between the limited profits to be made from drugs that cure
infections and the previous success of antibiotics
against gonorrhoea there has been little investment in the
disease.
«The ability of MMV048 to block all life cycle stages of the malaria parasite, offer protection
against infection as well as potentially block transmission of the parasite from person to person suggests that this compound could contribute to the eradication of malaria, a
disease that claims the lives of several hundred thousand people every year,» said Professor Chibale, Founder
and Director of H3D, founding Director of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Drug Discovery Research Unit at UCT,
and senior author of the paper.
cruzi T cell immunity,
and booster immunization would be an effective strategy to maintain or enhance the vaccine - induced protective immunity
against T. cruzi
infection and Chagas
disease.»
In contrast, antibodies
against E protein domain I / II (EDI / II) were cross-reactive
and, although poorly neutralizing, potently enhanced ZIKV
and DENV
infection in vitro
and lethally enhanced DENV
disease in mice.
Although incidence of HIV among infants is decreasing in South Africa due to improved prevention of the mother - to - child HIV transmission
and the use of anti-retrovirals, a large number of HIV - exposed yet uninfected children remain, for whom vaccination
against pneumococcal
disease may be of particular importance to ensuring reduced risk of life - threatening
infections in childhood.
Microbes vs.
Disease, Round II Lactobacillus, a natural resident of the vaginal
and gastrointestinal tracts, defends
against urinary
infections and diarrhea.
This goal of this study, led by Geisbert
and Ian MacLachlan, executive vice president
and chief technical officer of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, was to determine whether it is possible to protect animals
against a lethal MARV - Angola
infection when treatment was started at a point when animals have detectable levels of the virus in their system
and show the first clinical signs of
disease.
By calculating the amount spent on researching respiratory
infections and their mortality rates, the study authors were able to assess UK public
and charitable sector investment
against the global burden of the
diseases.
The findings show that, although antiretroviral therapies (ART) have revolutionized the treatment
and prevention of HIV
infections, knowing that they have ART as a protective back - up
against contracting or transmitting the
disease makes people complacent.
«Currently, there is a lot of focus on the use of antibodies transferred passively or through a vaccine to prevent
infection in infants, however this study cautions
against that
and suggests that broadly neutralizing antibodies may actually aid in enhancing transmission from mother to child,» added Sagar, an attending physician in infectious
diseases at Boston Medical Center.
These organs serve as staging areas where immune cells get activated
against disease and infection.
«Understanding these changes should be very useful to design new
and more potent drugs
against diseases resulting from Aeromonas
infection,» adds Iacovache.
D.K.V. Kumar et al., «Amyloid - β peptide protects
against microbial
infection in mouse
and worm models of Alzheimer's
disease,» Science Translational Medicine, doi: 10.1126 / scitranslmed.aaf1059, 2016.
The scientific work at the HZI Department of Vaccinology
and Applied Microbiology includes the elucidation of mechanisms of host responses to
infection and vaccination, discovering new mucosal adjuvants,
and developing
and validating vaccines
against specific infectious
diseases.
Although the IL - 15 plus retinoic acid combination leads to inflammation
and tissue damage in those at risk for celiac
disease, the authors suggest that for those who are less genetically susceptible, the same combination could help enhance vaccines
against several bacterial
infections that cause diarrheal
diseases.
Their work has «opened up new avenues for the development of prevention
and therapy
against infections, cancer,
and inflammatory
diseases,» according to the Nobel Foundation.
She is registred to the National Order of Biologists in the province of Palermo; collaboration in research project from 2012 to 2015 at the Department of Biopathology
and Biotechnology, University of Palermo, focusing the study on the identification of molecules capable to modulate intracellular metabolic pathways for the prevention
and treatment of infectious, tumor
and degenerative
disease, in collaboration with Prof. Angela Santoni, University of Rome; collaboration in research project in 2011 at the hospital «Villa Sofia Cervello» of Palermo to study methods can cure the genetic defect that causes thalassemia through genetic engineering; she studies different mechanisms of the differentiation
and the activation of human gammadelta T cells as effector cells of the immune response
against cancer
and infectious
diseases; she investigates about the identification
and development of biomarkers of resistance
and susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
infection; Valentina Orlando has published 13 papers in peer reviewed journals
and 3 comunications at national
and international congress.
Evaluations of an inactivated whole virus vaccine in ferrets
and nonhuman primates
and a virus - like - particle vaccine in mice induced protection
against infection but challenged animals exhibited an immunopathologic - type lung
disease.
These vaccines aim to protect
against future
infections and look to create new therapies for
diseases already affecting people.
Research that reveals what goes wrong in SMA
and suggests that a mild version of the same genetic defect may protect relatives
against infection, which could explain why SMA is relatively common
disease.
«The observed increase in the ratio of cytotoxic CD4 T cells to CD4 helper T cells indicates that they are an important component of the protective immune response to viral
infections and that their induction should be an important marker for successful vaccinations
against certain viral
diseases,» says postdoctoral researcher
and first author Veena Patil, Ph.D. «But we really didn't know enough about their molecular profile
and the mechanisms that drive their differentiation
and maintenance.»
Recognized as the first global proteomic analyses of time course responses of mouse macrophages to S. enterica serotype Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium)
infection, the study may lead to new strategies for diagnosing, treating,
and vaccinating
against infectious
disease.
Montgomery said, «Our findings provide another reason to protect
against infection and suggest that there is a post-
infection window of increased cardiovascular
disease risk.
[9] The licking of genitals may protect
against sexually transmitted
diseases and genital
infections, [9] while dust - bathing may protect
against fleas
and other parasites.
Diaphragms can prevent gonorrhea
and chlamydia
infections but they won't protect
against other
diseases such as HPV, HIV, or herpes.
Some of them include: to make sons resemble their circumcised fathers; to conform anatomically with peers (note: circumcised boys now find themselves in the minority); to improve hygiene; to prevent tight / non-retractile foreskin (which is normal in childhood); as prophylaxis
against urinary tract
infection (UTI), sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs),
and cancer of the penis, prostate,
and cervix.
It is also used
against many other
infections including the flu, urinary tract
infections, vaginal yeast
infections, genital herpes, bloodstream
infections (septicemia), gum
disease, tonsillitis, streptococcus
infections, syphilis, typhoid, malaria,
and diphtheria.
Mix it up «Fruits
and vegetables are good for you in many ways including protecting your health
against chronic
disease, heart
disease,
infections and certain cancers,» says Hourigan.
In addition, autophagy can protect
against neurodegenerative
diseases, viral
and bacteria
infections,
and cancers.
Lycopene is an antioxidant that has been shown to reduce heart
disease risk, protect the eyes, fight
infections,
and protect
against damage from tobacco smoke, while anthocyanins are believed to protect the liver, improve eyesight,
and reduce blood pressure
and inflammation.
Lycopene is an antioxidant that has been shown to reduce heart
disease risk, protect the eyes, fight
infections,
and protect
against damage from tobacco smoke, while anthocyanins are believed to protect the liver, improve... [Read more...]