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Some cells infected with Covid seem to 'explode', scientists have discovered, which may help them create radical new treatments to tackle the virus.

The reaction, a cell death known as pyroptosis which is linked to inflammation, is thought to occur in roughly eight out of ten patients hospitalised with Covid, and may explain how the virus can cause such serious damage to lungs and other organs.

Researchers found that when the immune system tries to expel the virus, it can release dangerous particles into the bloodstream which can trigger inflammation in vulnerable parts of the body.

A similar phenomenon called a cytokine storm – when the immune system releases too many infection-fighting proteins called cytokines which then attack healthy tissue – has long been known to cause

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