How Dying Cells can Help in Fighting Disease
It’s long been assumed that dying cells are a bad sign for our health–but a new study suggests that in some cases, this may not be the case.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have found that cells that are dying in response to certain diseases may actually be helping us to fight the disease. According to their findings, dying cells can act as a ‘bio-scaffold’ to help healthy cells fight off the disease, providing a protective barrier and even releasing substances that help to keep the disease in check.
The findings could have a big impact on the way we approach certain diseases and provide new ways to treat them.
source: Phys.org