Read more about the article CHAPTER THREE: Blood cells and how they are formed.
A ball and stick + ribbons model of Human Hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells which transports oxygen around the body. Getty Images.

CHAPTER THREE: Blood cells and how they are formed.

Part two. Read part one from here. Red bone marrow contains the hematopoietic stem cells that produce all blood cells – red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Hematopoietic…

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Read more about the article JAK Inhibitors. What do these drugs add to the Covid-19 therapy pool?
JAK Inhibitors. What do these drugs add to the Covid-19 therapy pool?

JAK Inhibitors. What do these drugs add to the Covid-19 therapy pool?

JAK inhibitors, drugs previously reserved for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, have shown promising results in ameliorating the disastrous effects of Covid-19. We now know, with certainty, that a dysregulated immune…

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Read more about the article Biologic stress may increase the risk of appendicitis in children. A novel study shows.
Biologic stress may increase the risk of appendicitis in children.

Biologic stress may increase the risk of appendicitis in children. A novel study shows.

Stress affects how the body responds to infections through modulating the various immune response pathways in all age groups. There’s an increasing trend of appendicitis in children as they continue…

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