Sentences with phrase «lung infections in»

A rare but life - threatening tropical fungus that causes lung infections in both people and animals has been seen in the Pacific Northwest and could spread, researchers are reporting.

It is especially promising in the development of a potential treatment for lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

«As a result of studying these proteins, we discovered novel structures that turn out to work very well against bacterial infections, including the complicated bacterial populations in lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.»

Bhandari hypothesizes that by inhibiting the regulatory protein RPTOR in infants, through drugs or other means, lung infections in premature infants could be prevented.

Once limited to burn wounds, P. aeruginosa now causes severe hospital - acquired infections and persistent lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.

The findings help explain why lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients are so hard to treat.

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.

The bacteria, Burkholderia cenocepacia, are highly antibiotic resistant and cause severe lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

It had been thought that that was why it causes a devastating deep - lung infection in humans, but does not spread between people, because it does not bind and replicate in the nose.

Further research will be needed to better understand the potential role of lung infection in Ebola and whether it may be a factor in transmission of the virus from one human to another.

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In addition, the buildup of mucous in the lungs, as a result of this immune response to infection, induces coughing as a reflex to try to clear the airwayIn addition, the buildup of mucous in the lungs, as a result of this immune response to infection, induces coughing as a reflex to try to clear the airwayin the lungs, as a result of this immune response to infection, induces coughing as a reflex to try to clear the airways.

This results in a prolonged infection and greater lung damage.

Thankfully, the surgeon who did his surgery back in October for the massive lung infection and subsequent whole in his lung, also removed the mass from his bladder.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a bacteria that can cause mild infections in the lung.

One flavonoid in lemongrass called luteolin has such strong anti-inflammatory abilities that it may be able to treat some symptoms of multiple sclerosis, as well as lung infections or acute lung injury.

If planted in the garden and allowed to flourish into a leafy green it can be eaten to relieve lung infections, colds and coughs.

There Jill received a blur of diagnoses, each more frightening than the next: First she was told she had a serious infection, then grapefruit - sized cysts on her ovaries and, a few hours later and most ominously, masses in her lung, liver, clavicle and one breast.

He made a name for himself in Super Bowl IX: After losing 18 pounds while fighting pneumonia and a lung infection, he left the hospital the morning of the game and starred in Pittsburgh's 16 — 6 win over the Vikings.

As it is smoking in general, it can lead to lung problems and infections.

In addition to the improved lung function, aerobic training may improve recovery following lung infections and improve clearance of lower airway secretions.

Infants below six months are at the risks of being attacked by this malady because their lungs have not been fully developed to handle the strenuous impact of the infection and they can not manage the whooping effect in their body systems.

Multiple factors play an important role in how well a baby will do including birth weight, complications of pregnancy such as placental abruption, infection, and immature lung development to name just a few.

Babies are less likely to develop infections in the digestive tract, lungs or airways, and ears.

The condition may irritate the lung tissue of your baby and cause an infection in the airways.

This includes essential care during childbirth and in the postnatal period for every mother and baby, including antenatal steroid injections (given to pregnant women at risk of preterm labour to strengthen the babies» lungs), kangaroo mother care (when the baby is carried by the mother with skin - to - skin contact and frequent breastfeeding), and antibiotics to treat newborn infections.

The most common complications that lead to ongoing disability include intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or bleeding in the brain, asphyxia or a lack of oxygen to the brain, severe jaundice, hypoglycemia or a low blood sugar level, severe infections, long - term use of ventilation, and chronic lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

One person who donates organs (hearts, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and intestines) can save up to eight lives, while a tissue or eye donor (corneas, bone, skin, heart valves, tendons, veins, etc.) can improve more tha 75 lives by restoring eyesight, helping fight infections in burn patients and preventing the loss of mobility and disability.

MAS can affect the baby in a number of ways, including chemical irritation to the lung tissue, airway obstruction by a meconium plug, infection, and the inactivation of surfactant by the meconium.

In another case, the adulteration with talcum powder led to lung tissue infection.

Joint first author of the study, microbiologist Dr Jo Fothergill said: «We have discovered that the nasopharynx acts as a silent reservoir for bacteria from which more serious infections in the lungs can develop.»

In CF patients in particular, infections can be impossible to eradicate from the lungIn CF patients in particular, infections can be impossible to eradicate from the lungin particular, infections can be impossible to eradicate from the lungs.

«It is clear that antibiotics are not an effective treatment for these infections once established in the lung, so something else needs to be developed urgently, and targeting the infection at the site of entry before chronic infection develops is one way forward.»

Most deaths are caused by bacterial lung infections that move in after the virus.

Although most cases are mild, many sufferers develop a rapidly fatal infection deep in their lungs.

It didn't make sense that kids» infections would spur an outbreak; they typically didn't have the strength to cough up the contagious mucus from deep in the lungs.

Over time, bacteria in the lungs can become resistant to antibiotics making it increasingly difficult to treat lung infections and leading to irreversible damage to the lungs.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection in the lungs that causes violent coughing and sometimes lasts for months.

Working in human lung epithelial cells, researchers used a variety of techniques to show that flu infection increased activity of the PI3K and mTOR pathways and that BEZ235 restored PI3K and mTOR activity to pre-infection levels.

PET scans showed dramatically increased glucose metabolism in the lungs of 20 immune - compromised pediatric cancer patients with flu and other respiratory infections compared to patients without infections.

This surprising discovery pegs the lungs as a major pillar in the body's defense during these dangerous infections, the researchers say.

Researchers only discovered this process in the late 1990s, but they've already begun dozens of clinical trials to gauge whether infusing patients with these small RNAs works against a range of diseases, from lung infections to liver cancer to age - related macular degeneration, a sight - stealing condition that mainly affects people over the age of 50.

Originally, researchers thought Th2 response had evolved to promote tissue repair; however, in the context of lung virus infections, Th2 cells appear to contribute to the overactive immune responses that endanger patients.

«Because the bacterium that causes TB can lie dormant in someone's lung for months or even years before it causes disease, we had no way of knowing whether a TB case we have just diagnosed was a recent infection — suggesting the outbreak is still going on — or whether the person was infected years ago.»

Research has already shown that immune response provided by nasal mucous membranes is compromised in cigarette smokers, which causes them to be more susceptible to the outcomes of a viral infection, said Ilona Jaspers, deputy director of the Center for Environmental Medicine Asthma and Lung Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but her new research revealed even more immune suppression effects in e-cigarette users than in smokers of traditional cigarettes.

Viral infections that occur in a patient's lungs are a significant cause of hospitalization and death among children and the elderly.

«Asthma drugs could prevent prevent deadly form of pneumonia, research suggests: Early administration may block infection of important cells deep in the lungs.»

Unbeknownst to Knight's team at the time, the infant staying in that room had had a lung infection with that bacterium.

Y. pestis was initially passed from person to person — say, when an infected individual coughed on a healthy person — and most likely caused lung infections known as pneumonic plague or blood infections called septicemic plague, the researchers report October 22 in Cell.

Infection normally begins in the lungs as TB and can spread to the brain and spinal cord, causing swelling and restricting blood flow.