Hello.I am Kuraseko, a trainer at Trust Fitness, a semi-personal gym in Inage Ward, Chiba City.This time, the topic is "Let's strengthen our mucous membranes to boost immunity!"To increase immunity, i ...

Mechanisms of Defense and Combat🟠IntroductionIn previous articles, we have looked at the mechanisms that maintain a constant ...

When you hear the words mucus and snot, you might think of colds, snails or drooling babies. But the runny, sometimes sticky substance often plays a vital role in our lives, and mucus also has the ...

Imagine trying to navigate your way across 150 football fields filled with waist-high gel to reach the end zone and score a touchdown. That’s the analogy gastroenterologist Dr. Robynne Chutkan uses to ...

Less known to the general public, mucosal vaccination via the mucus membranes could provide robust protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections. Immune cells in the nose and lungs are considered better ...

A 73-year-old Japanese man whose eyes, nose and skin were being progressively destroyed by his own immune system has made a ...

Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) is a rare autoimmune disease. Without proper treatment, it can damage the eyes and cause vision loss. OCP is a type of mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP). MMP is a ...