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“Early-stage illness dictates bolstering the innate antiviral immune response, a process governed by the action of interferon. Late-stage illness, when the body's adaptive immune system starts to kick in, requires measures geared toward dampening immune activity.”

“Poor sleep also induced epigenetic changes in stem cells that produce immune cells, reducing their progeny's diversity and tipping the balance of immune cell production toward an inflammatory profile. Sleep has profound effects on human health.”

“The body of available research demonstrates that alterations in the gut microbiota composition reduce gut barrier integrity and expose the immune system to pathogen-associated molecular patterns such as LPS.”

“The brain stops using sugar and begins using ketone bodies, such as beta-hydroxybutyrate as fuel. Further changes are seen, as the immune system, and organs including the liver and the heart shrink. In this clip, Dr. Valter Longo explains the benefits of a prolonged fast.”

“Activation of this important system of immunosurveillance is a predictor of long-term efficacy of chemotherapy and may help to explain the complex relationship of autophagy with cancer, wherein the initial suppression of autophagy may help prevent attracting undue attention from the immune system, but may later facilitate ongoing transformation.”

“The gut microbiome uses fiber to generate short-chain fatty acids that regulate the immune system. Fiber can also slow protein digestion, and vegetables can serve as a carrier for the extra fat that is consumed in the diet.”

“An investigation into how clinicians treated patients during the influenza pandemic of 1918 led Dr. Seheult to surmise that hydrotherapy involving heat may influence the innate immune system, perhaps impacting the course of COVID-19 disease.”

“Inflammation is a critical element of the immune response and occurs when the body is exposed to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Some scientific evidence indicates that centenarians, those who live to 100 years of age, have lower biomarkers of inflammation.”

“Personalized mRNA vaccines based on mutations found in an individual tumor. For a personalized cancer vaccine, researchers can sequence a tumor, identify candidate mutations that may be visible to the immune system, and design an mRNA construct encoding selected targets.”

“As we age, immune system activation and increased levels of DNA damage utilize much of the body's NAD+. The body also produces less NAD+ over time, creating a vicious cycle of increased need and decreased production.”