by The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre Stem cells have been holding great promise for regenerative medicine for years. In the last decade, several studies have shown that this type of cell, which in Spanish is called “mother cell” because of its ability to give rise to a variety of different cell types, can be...
by Frontiers Cytokine storms may affect the severity of COVID-19 cases by lowering T cell counts, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Immunology. Researchers studying coronavirus cases in China found that sick patients had a significantly low number of T cells, a type of white blood cell that plays a crucial role...
IF TRUE, THE FINDING PRESENTS A DIRE THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO CONTAIN THE OUTBREAK. BY DAN ROBITZSKI / JANUARY 31 2020 In a grim development, scientists believe they’ve identified a case in which a patient transmitted the coronavirus 2019-nCoV to another person — before they started to have any symptoms. Last week, a man...
