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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Positive thinking boosts vaccine effectiveness, study finds

Scientists have found that people who trained their brain to have positive thoughts right after a jab produced more protective antibodies in their blood in response to vaccination.

Previous animal studies have shown that the brain’s reward system, which controls motivation and expectation, can affect immunity. However, whether such a brain-immunity link is also present in humans has remained unclear.

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