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UrduA study by researchers at WashU Medicine shows that respiratory viruses can hide out in immune cells in the lungs long after the initial symptoms of an infection have resolved, creating a persistently inflammatory environment that promotes the development of chronic lung diseases such as asthma.
Tag: Lung Infection
“Anti-Choke Mug” – Chula Innovation for Neuro Patients to Drink Water Confidently
Chula Medicine has designed an anti-choke mug with calculated angle, amount, and time of water flow from the mug to the patient’s lips hoping to reduce choking that may lead to lung infection, bring peace of mind to caregivers, and make it safer for patients who will have a better quality of life.
Rutgers Awarded NIH Grant to Study How Previous Infections Affect Immune Response to Lung Disease
Researchers will examine how the body’s adaptations to viruses, fungi and parasites change its ability to combat unrelated respiratory infections.
IL-1 signaling directs the prioritization of inflammatory sites in a model of postoperative pulmonary infection
Individuals recovering from surgery are at risk of nosocomial infections such as pneumonia. In this setting, the innate immune system faces competing inflammation in the injured skin and infected lung, raising the question of how the immune response prioritizes inflammatory…
Cleveland Clinic-Led Study Suggests More Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia Could Be Switched from IV to Oral Antibiotics Earlier
Findings from a Cleveland Clinic-led study showed for patients with community-acquired pneumonia treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics, earlier switching to oral antibiotics in clinically stable patients was associated with shorter duration of antibiotics and hospital stay.
Susceptibility to Pathogenic T Cells in Chronic Lung Disease May Have Genetic Basis
UC San Francisco researchers have uncovered a surprising role for fibroblasts in the lungs in activating T cell inflammation that drives lung destruction in COPD exacerbation triggered by viral infection. They also identified a T cell subset that can be targeted to treat COPD exacerbations.
Tiny swimming robots treat deadly pneumonia in mice
UC San Diego engineers have developed microscopic robots, called microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening cases of bacterial pneumonia. In mice, the microrobots safely eliminated pneumonia-causing bacteria in the lungs and resulted in 100% survival. By contrast, untreated mice all died within three days after infection.