A rusty and sweet side of sepsis
Sepsis is a major global healthcare problem that affects over 18 million individuals per year, every single year, corresponding to 1,400 deaths per day. In Europe and the US alone, there are an estimated 135,000 and 215,000 causalities, respectively. Using experimental models of sepsis in mice, a research team discovered an unsuspected mechanism that is protective against sepsis. …read more