A device the size of a watch can analyse sweat and spot signs of an impending, and deadly, cytokine storm that is caused by Covid-19 and other infections. The phenomenon happens when chemicals in the bloodstream, called cytokines, multiply rapidly and run out of control. These small chemicals are designed to restrict and control the … Read more
A device the size of a watch can analyse sweat and spot signs of an impending, and deadly, cytokine storm that is caused by Covid-19 and other infections. A cytokine storm happens when cytokines in the body rampage through the bloodstream, causing the creation of other immune cells, leading to organ damage. Early in the … Read more
Calm before the cytokine storm: Deadly immune overreaction killing many coronavirus patients cruelly strikes AFTER people start to feel better, top doctor claims The coronavirus can trigger immune molecules known as cytokines in excess It causes widespread tissue damage, resulting in multi-organ failure and death Professor David Isenberg said there is often a ‘lull before the … Read more
Is Acterma the next severe COVID-19 treatment? All seven critically ill patients recovered from their fevers and needed less oxygen to breathe after treatment with arthritis drug in small new study Researchers looked at coronavirus patients who have cytokine storms, which occur when the body attacks its own cells and tissues They found these cytokines … Read more
Children with a rare, life-threatening inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus may be suffering from a pediatric version of the ‘cytokine storm’ blamed for the deaths of many adult patients, suggests a new study. Kids have largely been spared from severe COVID-19 but they’re not immune and, in April, a disturbing trend emerged: children were testing … Read more
Children with a rare, life-threatening inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus may be suffering from a pediatric version of the ‘cytokine storm’ blamed for the deaths of many adult patients, suggests a new study. Kids have largely been spared from severe COVID-19 but they’re not immune and, in April, a disturbing trend emerged: children were testing … Read more