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<p>In a new study published today in <em>Cell</em>, researchers from Prof. Ido Amit's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science have managed for the first time to develop a method for tracking and measuring changes over time on in single cells inside the body. The method, called Zman-seq (from the Hebrew word <em>zman</em>, for “time”), consists of labeling cells with different time stamps and tracking them in healthy or pathological tissu...

Analysis of twins where one sibling is affected discerns genetic and environmental effects on immune signatures associated with MS.

Researchers at the University of Zurich and Munich's LMU Klinikum hospital have studied the immune system of pairs of monozygotic twins to identify the influence of the environment and of genetics in cases of multiple sclerosis.

New findings about the cause of multiple sclerosis come from a study of 61 sets of identical twins, one with MS and one without.

Date Time Biomarker Detects Severe COVID-19 Early On Severe cases of COVID-19 can now be detected at an early stage. Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the first biomarker that can reliably predict which patients will develop severe symptoms. This can help to improve the treatment of severe cases of COVID-19. A patient with severe COVID-19 is intubated in the intensive care unit. (Image: iStock.com/Tempura) Most people who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop no or only mil...