Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Exercise Could Boost The Immune System, Study Suggests

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Exercise Could Boost The Immune System, Study Suggests
Oct 18th 2012, 03:05

Exercise is good for the body and brain -- and new research suggests it could boost your immune system and possibly even help it guard against cancer.

A small new study conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute showed that a large number of the immune T cells in cancer survivors improved in their ability to fight against disease after the cancer survivors participated in an exercise class for 12 weeks.

"What we're suggesting is that with exercise, you might be getting rid of T cells that aren't helpful and making room for T cells that might be helpful," study researcher Laura Bilek, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, said in a statement.

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