Doctors in China say the ‘white lung’ pneumonia outbreak may have been partly-driven by ‘superbugs’ — or infections resistant to many antibiotics. Over the past six or so months, northern China has been struck by a wave of millions of lung infections in children following the country’s brutal lockdowns. When images emerged of mask-wearing crowds...
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) Overly active immune cells are often behind lung damage in diseases such as Covid-19. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an RNA agent for a lung spray that slows the activity of these cells, known as macrophages. A new, sugar-based transport mechanism is especially effective in bringing the...
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY A Rutgers researcher leading a trial found that the novel combination antibiotic sulbactam-durlobactam combats dangerous pneumonia at least as well as the best currently approved treatment. The findings have led a unanimous expert committee to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve the new drug, which could be available this summer to combat...
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the ongoing quest to discover which constituents of the immune system provide highly specified protection, scientists have found that a component of the innate immune system is endowed with the capability of guarding the lungs from pneumonia-induced injury. The innate immune system is the body’s first...
by Griffith University A black and white X-ray picture showing a triangular white area on the left side. A circle highlights the area. Credit: James Heilman, MD./Wikipedia A drug normally used to prevent tissue rejection following organ transplants could be repurposed to help treat human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in children. A team of Griffith University...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: COLORED SEM IMAGE OF A PNEUMONIA-FIGHTING MICROROBOT MADE OF AN ALGAE CELL (GREEN) COVERED WITH BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER NANOPARTICLES (BROWN). THE NANOPARTICLES CONTAIN ANTIBIOTICS AND ARE COATED WITH NEUTROPHIL CELL MEMBRANES. CREDIT: FANGYU ZHANG AND ZHENGXING LI Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots,...
by University of Bristol A black and white X-ray picture showing a triangular white area on the left side. A circle highlights the area. Credit: James Heilman, MD./Wikipedia People who exercise regularly can reduce their risk of developing and dying from pneumonia, new research has found. The study, led by the University of Bristol and...
Pneumonia (sometimes called chest infection) is a fairly common illness, especially for small children. It is commonly treated with the antibiotic drug amoxicillin and usually ends without complications. However, doctors haven’t been completely sure about the duration of antibiotic treatment and what dose should be used. A new CAP-IT trial led by UCL researchers found...
by Karolinska Institutet Effects of IL-26 on the activation state of neutrophils exposed to Klebsiella pneumoniae. Human blood neutrophils were exposed to live Klebsiella pneumoniae (multiplicity infection (MOI); 0.01) with and without additional stimulation by rhIL-26 (10 and 50 ng/mL) for 3 hours. The expression of CD11b, CD66b and p38 MAPK was assessed using flow...
by Sean McTigue, University of Kentucky Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise in Kentucky. For most people, including children, RSV will cause a common cold-like illness and will recover in a week or two. But a small percentage of infants and younger children may become more ill and need...
