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ArticleCureus2026

Impact of Regular Yoga and Meditation on Immune Cell Populations: A Small-Sample, Single-Arm, Pre-Post Interventional Pilot Study.

Luis Francisco Castillo-Torres, Selene Velázquez-Moreno, Carla Edith Tovar-Leyva, Carolina Reyes-Martínez, Rita Elizabeth Martínez-Martínez, Carolina Rivera-Luque, Marlen Vitales-Noyola

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Luis Francisco Castillo-TorresDepartment of Holistic Therapy, Shanti Peace House, San Luis Potosí, MEX.
Selene Velázquez-MorenoFaculty of Dentistry, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, MEX.
Carla Edith Tovar-LeyvaFaculty of Chemistry, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, MEX.
Carolina Reyes-MartínezFaculty of Chemistry, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, MEX.
Rita Elizabeth Martínez-MartínezFaculty of Dentistry, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, MEX.
Carolina Rivera-LuqueDepartment of Health and Sport Sciences, Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Medicine and Health, Munich, DEU.
Marlen Vitales-NoyolaFaculty of Dentistry, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, MEX.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Immunity is the body's ability to resist infectious diseases and is regulated by the immune system, which is divided into innate immunity, with an immediate response, and adaptive immunity, which is more specialized and effective. Lymphocytes, such as CD4

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cd14cd19cd4cd8 cellsimmune cellslymphocytesyoga and meditationyoga therapy

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PMID42181461
PMCPMC13193696

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