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A study conducted at the University of British Columbia found that viewing images of sick or diseased people can strengthen a person's immune system. Volunteers were shown either mundane images, images of war, or images of people with diseases and illnesses. Blood samples taken after each montage revealed that those who saw the disease images had a stronger immune response when exposed to bacteria compared to the other groups. The researchers believe that seeing potential pathogens puts the immune system on higher alert to fight off infections.

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Seeing a Sick Person Makes Your Immune System StrongerBy Arianne Lapidus, Lily Cohen, and Arielle Colen-Landy
The TheoryA new study suggests thatseeing someone or something that might potentially could cause you to get sick causes your immune system work harder
"These enforcers of your immune system help fight off pathogens", says Mark Schaller from the University of British Columbia who conducted the research.The StudyAt the University of British Columbia a study was conducted where volunteers were shown two 10 minute montages over the span of two days.
The first of two contained mundane objects likefurniture.
The second one was two choices: a disease montage, showing people afflictions of all kinds or a war montage of guns

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Seeing a sick_person_might_make_your_immune_sy[1]

  • 1. Seeing a Sick Person Makes Your Immune System StrongerBy Arianne Lapidus, Lily Cohen, and Arielle Colen-Landy
  • 2. The TheoryA new study suggests thatseeing someone or something that might potentially could cause you to get sick causes your immune system work harder
  • 3. "These enforcers of your immune system help fight off pathogens", says Mark Schaller from the University of British Columbia who conducted the research.The StudyAt the University of British Columbia a study was conducted where volunteers were shown two 10 minute montages over the span of two days.
  • 4. The first of two contained mundane objects likefurniture.
  • 5. The second one was two choices: a disease montage, showing people afflictions of all kinds or a war montage of guns
  • 6. Before and after the slide shows, a blood sample was taken from each person. A small amount bacteria was added to the blood sample, then the researchers tested the strength of the person's immunity.The ResultsThe study revealed that people who had been looking at the disease montage had a stronger immune reaction than the one's who had looked at the gun or furniture montage
  • 7. ACKScienceDaily. Retrieved April 29, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2010/04/100427111248.htmHerbert, Wray. "'I feel your disease.'"Association for Psychological Science.N.p., Apr. 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. <http://www.psychologicalscience.org/onlyhuman/2010/04/i-feel-your-disease.cfm>.