MAY 15TH, 2024 POSTED BY ROCHITA GHOSH-U. MISSOURI COVID-19EYESRETINAVIRUSESVISIONUNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI The virus that causes COVID-19 can breach the protective blood-retinal barrier, leading to potential long-term consequences in the eye, new research shows. The blood-retinal barrier is designed to protect our vision from infections by preventing microbial pathogens from reaching the retina where they...
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Battle fatigue can drive T cells to exhaustion: Cancer and viruses are tough to fight
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress An artist’s depiction of a T cell. Credit: NIAID Just as it is for marathoners who’ve completed a 26-mile run, or shrubs that have gone without water in a heatwave—exhaustion is an unavoidable fact of life. Dogs get exhausted after herding sheep; birds turn in for the night after...