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Bodywork: Can exercise compromise the immune system?

October 20, 2022

Can exercise — and especially long and intense sessions — compromise our immune systems?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: cold, exercise, flu, immune system, marathon, McEver, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rodger, running, scientist-news, virus

Bodywork: Taking umbilical cord blood to the bank

September 13, 2022

Before my kids were born, we had to decide whether to pay for umbilical cord blood banking. We chose not to, but in the ensuing 20-plus years, I’ve continued to see ads targeted at new parents for this service. Is it worthwhile?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: birth, cancer, disease, immune system, McEver, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, pregnancy, research, rodger, scientist-news, umbilical cord

Bodywork: Understanding Covid-19 monoclonal antibody treatments

September 21, 2021

I’ve read about monoclonal antibodies as a treatment for Covid-19. What are they, and are they alternatives to vaccination?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: antibodies, autoimmune, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, immune system, McEver, monoclonal antibodies, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, rodger, scientist-news, vaccine

Zhao, Meng

Are we too clean for our own good?

June 25, 2019

Mounting research suggests our quest to be clean might make children sicker, not healthier.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adequate, allergens, bacteria, Chakravarty, children, clean, cleanliness, dangerous, defense, Eliza, environment, Gaffney, germ, healthier, hygiene hypothesis, immune, immune system, immunity, infections, microbes, microbiome, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, patrick, sanitized, sanitizer, scientist-news, sick, sicker, sterilized, young

Guthridge, Joel

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