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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Although everyone who has ever had a cold is familiar with the human immune system and its importance, few understand just how complex and intricate the immune system is. In Immune, Internet creator and storyteller Philipp Dettmer takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle raging just under our skin, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Immune explores the incredible arsenal that lives within us - how it knows what to attack and what to defend, and how it kills everything from the common cold virus to plague bacteria. We see what happens when the immune system turns on us, and how life is impossible without its protection. We learn how diseases try to evade the immune system and exploit its vulnerabilities, and we discover how scientists are designing new drugs to harness the power...
Author
Publisher
Humanix Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
IMMUNITY STRONG walks readers through how the immune system works, what makes it implode or keeps it safe and what modern science reveals about how it connects to every part of the body to keep it aliveas the seat of our Biological Soul.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
An immunologist, allergist, and functional medicine doctor breaks down the latest science on immunity, offering a program to help identify one's unique immunotype and balance the immune system for optimal health and longevity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This title examines viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa, how they attack the body, and how the immune system responds with white blood cells, antibodies, fever, mucus, and pus, and how science helps with vaccines and antibiotics. Immune system disorders are also covered."--
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A highly sought expert in the field of functional medicine outlines a four-step program for treating, reversing and preventing autoimmune conditions and repairing the immune system, arguing that autoimmune disease occurs as a result of environmental toxins while revealing the methods she has used to effectively treat her own serious autoimmune disorder.
Author
Publisher
Urano
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Términos como "anticuerpos", "vacuna", "antígeno" o "sistema inmunitario" han pasado a formar parte de nuestras conversaciones habituales. Sin embargo, no siempre somos conscientes de los prodigiosos mecanismos biológicos que designan. ¿Qué distintos elementos conforman el sistema inmunitario? ¿Qué son las enigmáticas células T? ¿Cómo nos protege el microbioma de las enfermedades? ¿Por qué aparece la fiebre? ¿Nuestro modo de vida está...
10) Stop that virus!
Author
Publisher
words & pictures, an imprint of The Quatro Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Intruder alert! Follow a virus as it tries to attack a body and meet the team of cells, enzymes, and antibodies that that work together to fight back and defeat the enemy germ. Enzymes, enter! Antibodies, attack! Turn the pages to change the scenes and stop that sneaky virus.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Around Christmas of 1882, while peering through a microscope at starfish larvae in which he had inserted tiny thorns, Russian zoologist Elie Metchnikoff had a brilliant insight: what if the mobile cells he saw gathering around the thorns were nothing but a healing force in action? Metchnikoff{u2019}s daring theory of immunity{u2014}that voracious cells he called phagocytes formed the first line of defense against invading bacteria{u2014}would eventually...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Every single day our bodies are under attack from nasty little organisms which range from the pesky to the frighteningly serious. So, what's the best way to fight back? Thankfully nature has provided us with a powerful interior armor-plating--and Boosting Your Immunity For Dummies shows you how to keep that crucial biological gift in tip-top condition." --
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"El sistema inmunitario es el conjunto de elementos y procesos biológicos en el interior de un organismo que le permite mantener el equilibrio interno frente a agresiones externas, ya sean de naturaleza biológica (agentes patógenos) o físico-químicas (como contaminantes o radiaciones), e internas (por ejemplo, células cancerosas). Con este libro descubrirás los diez alimentos fundamentales a los más perjudiciales, cómo nos ayudan los probióticos...
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In this game-changing book, University of Cambridge Professor of Psychiatry Edward Bullmore reveals the breakthrough new science on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain. He explains how and why we now know that mental disorders can have their root cause in the immune system, and outlines a future revolution in which treatments could be specifically targeted to break the vicious cycle of stress, inflammation and depression....
16) Up your nose
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the five main types of germs-bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths-and the human immune system that protects us against them"--
Author
Publisher
HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Mayer argues that it's essential we understand the profound effects of gut health on our body and offers strategies to reverse the steady upward rise of these illnesses, including a model for nutrition that puts the health of the microbiome center stage.
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Some people can fight off infections relatively easily, with minor symptoms, while others suffer severely. But these outcomes--and our immune responses against them--aren't fixed; we can build immune resilience. But how? The answer goes beyond popping vitamin C and zinc during flu season. As clinical nutritionist Romilly Hodges reveals, our immune system is intricate and multifaceted, and powerfully impacted by what we eat, as well as by our lifestyle...
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