QED With Dr. B
Stress and Our Immune Systems
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Short-term induces biological changes that improve our immune system.
Short-term or acute stress induces actual biological changes that can last from minutes to hours. These responses don’t weaken our immune system, they improve it. That’s right, a little stress can make us healthier, as Dr. Firdaus Dhabhar tells QED’s Dr. Frederic Bertley.
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QED With Dr. B is a local public television program presented by WOSU
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QED With Dr. B
Stress and Our Immune Systems
Clip: Season 1 Episode 9 | 5m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
Short-term or acute stress induces actual biological changes that can last from minutes to hours. These responses don’t weaken our immune system, they improve it. That’s right, a little stress can make us healthier, as Dr. Firdaus Dhabhar tells QED’s Dr. Frederic Bertley.
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