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Study suggests fungal intruder shrinks, develops to aid infection spread i
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): According to new research from the University of Utah Health, a fungus that is a major cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable change once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain.
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New treatment could increase number of lung donors
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lund [Sweden], September 2 (ANI): Donated lungs in vast quantities cannot be transplanted. Researchers at Skane University Hospital and Lund University in Sweden completed an animal study that raises the possibility of using more donor lungs in the future. To determine whether the treatment
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Study suggests air pollution has greater effects on females than males
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): According to new research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain the impact of breathing diesel exhaust fumes may be more severe for females than males.
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Frontier Biotechnologies announces positive phase 1 results of its first c
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], August 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): Frontier Biotechnologies, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and dissemination of innovative medicines that improve patient health, announced positive results from the Phase 1 clinical trial of its drug candid
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Engineers develop stamp-sized device to provide ultrasound imaging of inte
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], August 1 (ANI): Using live images of a patient's internal organs, ultrasound imaging gives doctors a safe, non-invasive insight into how the body functions. Trained technicians use ultrasound probes and wands to guide sound waves into the body in order to take
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Hyderabad traffic police facilitate transport of live organs
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 19 (ANI): Hyderabad Traffic police, in coordination with Rachakonda Traffic Police, facilitated the transport of live organs (heart and lungs) by providing non-stop movement to the ambulance carrying the live organ.
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Researchers find link between air pollution and child brain development in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study finds that air pollution is not only a problem for the lungs but childhood behavioural issues and even IQ may be impacted by air pollution. A group of investigators from the University of Washington suggested that both prenatal and postnatal exposu
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Research institute plans to study whether BCG vaccine booster dose can red
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The country's apex tuberculosis (TB) research institute has planned a study to assess whether a booster dose of the Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine can reduce the burden of Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious disease that primarily affects the lun
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Study reveals breathing in polluted air contributes to neurological damage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], June 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain. The research has been done by a team of experts from the University of Birmingham and research institutions in China and the
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Doctors remove piece of necklace from lungs of one-year-old child in Keral
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 7 (ANI): A piece of necklace stuck in the left lung of a one-year-old child was successfully removed by a team of doctors at a private hospital in Kochi on Tuesday.
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Different strains of tuberculosis can attack lungs, finds study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Brunswick (New Jersey) [US], April 17 (ANI): According to a new study, two strains of bacteria causing tuberculosis have only minor genetic differences but attack the lungs in a completely different way.
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Researchers discover new cell type in human lungs, may play role in human
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) [US], April 9 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new type of cell that resides deep within human lungs and may play a key role in human lung diseases.
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