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directly fight cells infected by a pathogen or cancerous cells, and help the immune system ‘remember’ past infections to mount a more effective defence against it in future. All T cells ...

He had no fever or signs of elevated white blood cells, which would signal his body was fighting a new infection. The fact that Francis was able to use just high-flow oxygen for long periods ...

Pope Francis is in a stable condition as he fights double pneumonia in hospital for the 17th day, and is resting having had a peaceful night, the Vatican said on Sunday. The Vatican said on ...

In the early 1950s, scientists learned they could grow large amounts of the virus that causes polio disease in HeLa cells. This gave them a better understanding of how the virus infected cells and ...

An elevated white blood cell count often indicates the presence of an active infection or inflammation. “The Holy Father’s clinical condition remained stable,” the Vatican said, adding that ...

None of the real-life samples showed infected cells from the COVID virus at any time during the study, while laboratory-adapted samples remained viable on surfaces for varying amounts of time.