Pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 and pneumococcus can cause severe pneumonia. If the airways then fill with fluid, the patient risks developing acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition which creates a buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and digestive system, resulting in malnutrition, breathing difficulties, frequent lung and sinus infections, jaundice and even male infertility.
Researchers revealed how test can benefit patient's medical treatment. The urine test can make easier for doctors to diagnose how badly a patient is affected by the hereditary disease cystic fibrosis.
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences among ethnic groups which may help make screening for inherited metabolic disorders, cystic fibrosis, or hypothyroidism much more accurate than tra
California [US], October 4 (ANI): Everybody occasionally breathes in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria, yet the majority of individuals don't become ill. These dangerous Mycobacterium tuberculosis cousins usually spend their brief, innocuous lives in food, soil, water, or dust.
Heidelberg [Germany], September 19 (ANI): When free radicals become uncontrollable and destroy the protective cell membrane in a chain reaction, a cell dies of ferroptosis. When healthy cells are subjected to oxidative stress, they are occasionally damaged. Cancer cells, in particular, are v
Rochester [New York], September 9 (ANI): According to a new study led by a Wilmot Cancer Institute physician/scientist, a new type of technology can collect stray ovarian cancer cells from a simple blood test and successfully forecast cancer in persons who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder which impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy. A new combination drug therapy which addresses the disorder's underlying defects offers a promising new treatment approach.
Nicosia [Cyprus], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The annual inflation rate in Cyprus stood at 9.6 per cent in June, the highest level in nearly 41 years, the Statistical Service (Cystat) of the Ministry of Finance said here on Thursday.
Washington [US], June 7 (ANI): According to the findings of research led by the College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, cell-based therapies have long been thought of as an alternative treatment option for patients with a range of diseases caused by organ and tissue failure, incl
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Two patients with very rare types of gastrointestinal disorders were successfully treated at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital recently.
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): Indo-Canadian comedian Lilly Singh revealed she has been diagnosed with ovarian cysts and had to go to the emergency room.