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Fungi aid immune system’s fight

By Rachel Ehrenberg

- More than 2 years ago

Scientists have discovered that white button mushrooms, the plain Janes of edible fungi, are actually quite stimulating. Their powder seems to jump-start the immune response of cells taken from mice, a new study finds.

White button mushrooms, the plain Janes of edible fungi, are actually quite stimulating: Their powder seems to jump-start the immune response of cells taken from mice, a new study finds.
MUSHROOM MIGHT. Adding white button–mushroom powder to incubating immune system cells from mice revved up the cells’ development and their response to a foreign protein.