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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
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
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this addition to his New York Times bestselling Plant Paradox series, Steven R. Gundry, MD offers a guide to the gut biome and its control over its home-us!-revealing the unimaginably complex and intelligent ecosystem controlling our health and teaching us how to heal our guts to prevent and reverse every type of disease"--
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Scientists, physicians, medical students, and all readers with an interest in brain function and its relationship to the immune system in health and disease will find this book a valuable resource. With general readers in mind, the authors provide a useful primer to explain scientific terms and concepts discussed in the book,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Winners of the Paul Ehrlich Prize The dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against COVID-19. Nobody thought it was possible. In mid-January 2020, Ugur Sahin told Özlem Türeci, his wife and decades-long research partner, that a vaccine against what would soon be known as COVID-19 could be developed and safely injected into the arms of millions before the end of the year. His confidence was...
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...
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 with a focus on rhinoviruses and coronaviruses from how they infect the body and cause colds and are spread from person-to-person, the body's immune response, to symptoms and treatment, and when to see a doctor. Secondary complications are also covered. A list of healthy habits is included to help readers combat disease."--Provided by publisher.
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
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 can infect the body, the body's immune response, and how science works for cures with vaccines, antivirals, antifungals, and antibiotics. A list of healthy habits is included to help readers combat disease."--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The immune system holds the key to human health. In The Beautiful Cure, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis describes how the scientific quest to understand how the immune system works?and how it is affected by stress, sleep, age, and our state of mind?is now unlocking a revolutionary new approach to medicine and well-being. The body?s ability to fight disease and heal itself is one of the great mysteries and marvels of nature. But in recent years,...
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