Not exact matches
Changes in the composition and
activity of the gut microbiome in early life can
influence the
immune system and these changes might indirectly lead to changes in asthma later in life,» said Dr. Anke Maitland - van der Zee, senior author of the study.
A team of researchers led by Bradley Peterson, MD, director of the Institute for the Developing Mind in the Department of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, found that short - and long - term brain functioning can be
influenced by
immune system
activity during the third trimester of gestation.
Activities such as digestion, hormone regulation and
immune function are significantly
influenced by a variety of trace minerals.
Qing Li and his colleagues from Nippon Medical School found that visits to the forest (compared with urban trips) can have a long - lasting
influence on
immune system markers, increasing the
activity of antiviral cells and intracellular anti-cancer proteins — and these changes remained significant for a full week after the visit.