Inflammation
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Q&A: Dexamethasone and COVID-19
According to a trial in the UK, dexamethasone is “the first drug shown to improve survival in COVID-19” patients. But what is it and what do these results tell us?
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Understanding the response of our immune system’s powerful army
Our immune systems can swing from cytokine storm to immune suppression when fighting infection; understanding why could help us tackle the flu and COVID-19
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The genetic mutation behind a new autoinflammatory disease
Scientists have discovered a new human autoinflammatory disease that causes repeated episodes of debilitating fever and inflammation
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Putting the brakes on lung disease
Researchers have uncovered a molecular pathway that can be blocked to potentially prevent the destructive inflammation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a major worldwide killer