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Giant phage holds promise as treatment for lung infections

Researchers have discovered a new bacterial killer that can target common lung infection caused by Burkholderia bacteria that has exciting potential for biotechnological applications. Researchers have ...
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Inhaled Amikacin Shows Promise for Untreated MAC Lung Infections

SAN DIEGO -- Adding amikacin liposome inhalation suspension (ALIS; Arikayce) to a macrolide-based regimen appeared to reduce respiratory symptoms and improve culture conversion rates in patients with ...
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First human 'lung-on-chip' model developed using stem cells from a single donor

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells ...
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Common Bacterial Infection Might Be Key to Lung Transplant Rejection

After lung transplantation, infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa independently predicted antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), researchers found. Through a series of mouse-model studies, the researchers ...
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Study reveals how a stubborn lung infection evolves inside patients over years

Researchers at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) and the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital have uncovered how the bacterium Mycobacterium avium—a leading ...

First breathing 'lung-on-chip' developed using genetically identical cells

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells ...
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Q&A: Liquid crystal nanoparticles enhance antibiotics to reduce CF lung infections

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with cystic fibrosis are susceptible to serious lung infections. Delivering antibiotics through liquid ...
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Severe lung infection during COVID-19 can cause damage to the heart

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a new study has found. The research specifically looked at damage to the hearts of ...
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Researchers find how pollution hampers lung function and how to reverse it

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...
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Mandela responding to lung infection treatment

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who is 94 and has been in hospital since Saturday for tests, has suffered a recurrence of a lung infection but is responding to ...
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Q&A: Lung doctor who worked in the hospital now treating Pope Francis explains his illness

The lung infection that forced Pope Francis into the longest hospital stay of his papacy likely is related to problems he has suffered because of the partial removal of his right lung when he was in ...