Scientists discovered that overactivation of immune genes and the RAAS system causes cytokine storms in severe COVID-19 cases ...

New research suggests severe COVID-19 arises in part from the SARS-CoV-2 virus’s impact on mitochondria, which can help ...

Researchers have discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm -- the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased risk of death in COVID-19 infection.

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimers disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens muscles. While scientists are ...

Researchers have discovered a novel cause of cytokine storm — the extreme inflammatory response associated with increased ...

For years, scientists have looked to a critical piece of immune system machinery - known as the interferon pathway - for answers. There, when our cells sense an infection, they release a protein known ...

In the following weeks, there will likely be an increase in respiratory illnesses such as influenza, COVID-19 and ... how your body's immune system responds to infections.

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New research has identified damage to mitochondria, the cellular “power plants,” as a crucial factor in the development of ...

Organ damage and death due to severe COVID-19 could be because of disruption to the mitochondria, or a cell's "energy-producing factory", which contributes to 'cytokine storm' -- or excessive ...

Vaccines have advanced the field of health and medicine throughout the last century. They are commonly given before a disease ...