The ability of COVID-19 to infiltrate and potentially change the function of a variety of different cells in the body, including the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas, is the subject of a special session at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The presentation will be given […]
Immune cells called “killer T cells,” also known as cytotoxic or cytolytic CD8 T cells, normally stay in the bloodstream and do not enter organs and other tissues, according to a new study from scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The discovery, published in Cell, may help resolve many […]
Autopsies of COVID-19-deceased: the lungs and other organs damaged By the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 induced disease COVID-19 can not only cause severe lung inflammation, but also blood clots in the lung cause and, subsequently, other organs such as the kidneys, liver and pancreas damage. The Use of blood thinners for the prevention and treatment of […]
