Thursday, January 21, 2021 Can Healthy T Cell Function Improve Vaccine Efficacy? Although it may be too early to say, some scientists suggest the answer is yes. In a recent editorial in a vaccine focused medical journal, some argue that the time is ripe for a “T-cell focused approach” to vaccine development. Historically, vaccine development focuses on antibody production (B-cells) against viruses, but overwhelming research on the human immune response to SARS-CoV2 points to T-cell function as the main driver of lasting immunity. Acc... Read More at Thursday, January 21, 2021 Cell-Mediated Immune Function COVID19 Vaccines T Cells Immunity T Cells Thursday, January 21, 2021 Immunity Against SARS-CoV-2 May Come from T-cells More Than Antibodies In many people, antibodies may not be the superstars of lasting immunity against the virus that causes COVID, according to recently published research (January 2021) from a German university, which suggests T cells may be the key to lasting immunity. In this study, 78% of volunteers for convalescent plasma donations, who had been confirmed positive via PCR testing for the SARS-CoV2 virus, did not have detectable antibodies in their blood. However, all of them did show T-cel... Read More at Thursday, January 21, 2021 Cell-Mediated Immune Function Functional Medicine Immunity micronutrients Thursday, January 21, 2021 The T-cell is Fast Becoming the Superstar of Fighting COVID T-lymphocytes, the type of white blood cell that plays a key role in fighting infections, are at the center of a recent study on why some patients fare worse than others when infected with the COVID virus. According to research published in a well-known immunology journal, patients with mild or asymptomatic COVID had both higher numbers and better functioning T-cells (aka T-lymphocytes). In fact, patients who fared worse consistently displayed T-cells that were literally ex... Read More at Thursday, January 21, 2021 Cell-Mediated Immune Function Immunity micronutrients Monday, January 11, 2021 Serum vs Intracellular Nutritional Testing: The Difference Matters What is serum testing? A serum test is simply a laboratory test that detects something in the liquid (which would essentially be the plasma) part of blood, as opposed to a laboratory test that detects something in the solid part (which would be the red and white blood cells) of the blood. Since blood is made of both cells and plasma, the term “blood test” is not very specific, as it could refer to either. However, the term “serum test” is specific – it ... Read More at Monday, January 11, 2021 Cell-Mediated Immune Function Functional Medicine intracellular micronutrient status Micronutrients and Immune Health Serum Testing Tcells
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