A groundbreaking study by Israeli scientists have found that yogurt can mitigate cytokine storms in COVID-19 patients by disrupting communication between cells.
What is a Cytokine Storm?
One of the great mysteries of the new coronavirus is why it causes only mild disease in most people, but turns fatal for others. In many cases, it seems the worst damage may be driven by a deranged immune response to the infection, rather than the virus itself.
In many of the sickest patients with COVID-19, their blood is teeming with high levels of immune system proteins called cytokines.
Scientists believe these cytokines are evidence of an immune response called a cytokine storm, where the body starts to attack its own cells and tissues rather than just fighting off the virus.
How Yogurt can mitigate Cytokine Storms
Yogurt is a fermented probiotic dairy drink. Molecules in this fermented probiotic drink seem to alleviate cyto...
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