by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert, Northeastern University Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Do you have a runny nose and nagging cough that has persisted for weeks but you’ve still managed to drag yourself to work and school? You may be among a surging caseload of people with mycoplasma pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia. The Centers for Disease...
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Walking pneumonia cases among children up sharply in Georgia and across US
by Helena Oliviero and Stephanie Lamm, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cases of “walking pneumonia” have been rising sharply in the United States since the spring, especially among young children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said it’s closely tracking the recent surge of these infections to better...
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Doctors in China say they may have found culprit of ‘white lung’ pneumonia outbreak: Superbugs
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...
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Inhalation drug prevents severe pneumonia: Sugar molecule accurately delivers RNA drug to target cells
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...
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Novel antibiotic succeeds in trial against hospital-acquired pneumonia
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...
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Tiny protein apparently produces titanic impact in the lungs when encountering bacterial pneumonia
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...
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Hope is on the horizon for children suffering from pneumonia
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...
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Tiny swimming robots treat deadly pneumonia in mice
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,...
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Study: Regular exercise reduces the risk of and death from pneumonia
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...
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Scientists improve recommendations on antibiotic treatment of children pneumonia
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...