viral infection

Research reveals heart complications in COVID-19 patients

The human body can tolerate higher temperatures than viruses, so fever is not simply an unpleasant symptom of flu, it is a vital part of the body’s defence mechanism. Taking antipyretics (like ibuprofen or aspirin) to reduce fever, could be counterproductive against viral infections like...

Peat has touched upon his views of the immune system in several articles, mostly related to autoimmune disease. In his view, the role of the immune system is not so much to "attack" foreign pathogens that threaten the organism, but is more akin to sanitation workers who clean up trash and other...

I like this study for a number of reasons. First, it validates the idea that the patient knows quite well when something is plaguing them despite the current approach to ignore completely self-reported symptoms. Second, it confirms the connection between stress and inflammation, and viral...

Another example of the countless beneficial functions the "bad" cholesterol has in the human body. USC scientists discover process that blocks viruses "...We showed how this occurs,” Jung said. “When a virus tries to enter, the immune system gets stimulated by interferon, which produces almost...