Secret to sepsis may lie in rare cell

Monday, January 21, 2019 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

Scientists reveal how a rare group of white blood cells called basophils play an important role in the immune response to a bacterial infection, preventing the development of sepsis. Researchers say their findings could lead to better ways to prevent the dangerous immune response that strikes more than 30 million people worldwide every year.

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