Like a cold front that moves in, setting the stage for severe weather, coronavirus infection triggers showers of infection-fighting immune molecules—showers that sometimes escalate into a chaotic immune response known as ...
Oct 19, 2020
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Inflammatory proteins, also known as cytokines, play a crucial role in the immune response. If this immune response is too strong, a phenomenon known as "cytokine storm," it can cause harm to the patient. It has been thought ...
Sep 4, 2020
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Research into how the SARS-CoV-2 virus induces death is suggesting potential treatments for its most destructive complications.
May 20, 2020
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(HealthDay)—As researchers hunt for ways to treat severe COVID-19 infections, a new trial will ask whether an old arthritis drug can prevent serious complications in the first place.
Apr 22, 2020
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Sometimes when the body's immune system ramps up to fight a viral infection it goes a little overboard.
Apr 15, 2020
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A phenomenon known as a "cytokine storm"—a rapid overreaction of the immune system—is one of the most worrying features of COVID-19.
Apr 7, 2020
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Randy Cron, M.D., Ph.D., is an expert in a dangerous immune reaction to some infections, called cytokine storm syndrome.
Mar 17, 2020
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