Study finds rural children 'grow to have better regulated immune systems'
Researchers have said that the immune system "needs to learn how not to over-respond in early life in order to avoid excessive damaging reactions later in life that can lead to disease".
Children raised in rural environments who spend a lot of time outdoors with some exposure to animals grow to have better regulated immune systems than children living in urban environments, a new study has found.
Research led by APC Microbiome Ireland and University College Cork has shown that early life immune development is highly dependent on a child’s living environment and lifestyle factors.
