Effects of stress on immune function: the good, the bad, and the beautiful

It is proposed that short-term stress is one of the nature’s fundamental but under-appreciated survival mechanisms that could be clinically harnessed to enhance immunoprotection and provide mechanistic targets and conceptual frameworks for pharmacological and/or biobehavioral interventions designed to enhance the effects of “good” stress, minimize theeffects of ‘bad’ stress, and maximally promote health and healing.