Sentences with phrase «lung infection identified»

«Risk factors for little - known lung infection identified.»

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The AAP Committee on Environmental Health has identified these problems with secondhand smoke exposure: decreased lung growth, decreased lung function, and increased frequency of lower respiratory tract infections and respiratory symptoms.

Defining the protective mechanisms normally preventing lung infections in most young healthy adults will lead to tests identifying who is susceptible and new approaches for preventing and treating the infections,» added Mizgerd.

To tackle the challenge of identifying valid biomarkers the group created a multi-organ, computational model that tracks infection dynamics in lungs, blood, and lymph nodes using the extensive non-human primate datasets that were available.

They announced that they had used exome sequencing to identify people with cystic fibrosis who are at high risk of infection with the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa — associated with worse lung health and survival (Nature Genetics, DOI: 10.1038 / ng.2344).

A number of easily identified disorders can cause such shortness of breath (dyspnea, in technical terms), including asthma, lung infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (or COPD, an umbrella term for various conditions that permanently impair airflow through the lungs).

Researchers have identified two new biological markers of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which affects children and young adults, leaving them with lifelong health complications including digestive problems and persistent lung infections.

Standard blood tests can offer evidence of some kind of microorganism infection, and lung X-rays can identify pneumonia [source: PetMD].