Immune challenges
May 23, 2021
2 minutes
by Nicky Pellegrino
t isn’t news that stress weakens the immune system, with many people believing they become sick after a particularly stressful period. And over the years, science has backed them up. Early animal studies linked stress and infection and research among US medical students late last century found their immunity fell during a stressful three-day exam period and their infection-fighting T-cells responded weakly to test-tube stimulation.
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