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Researchers find respiratory infections cause extreme stress to cells, org
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Many respiratory infections, such as influenza or COVID-19, cause extreme stress to cells and organs, resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can finally lead to death in the elderly or fragile people.
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Study: Stressed mitochondria help cells to withstand lung infections
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Many respiratory infections, such as influenza or COVID-19, cause severe stress to cells and organs, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which can eventually lead to mortality in elderly or vulnerable people.
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This pollution season, a value for money solution by Nirvana Being to conv
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): The onset of the peak pollution season brings an alarming rise in health issues. Air pollution is directly linked with allergies, asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory infections and diseases, which can be debilitating, force children to miss
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Oral antiviral drug targets key part of respiratory syncytial virus: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): An oral antiviral drug that targets a key part of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) polymerase and inhibits the synthesis of viral genetic material has been identified, a finding that could provide an effective treatment against RSV disease.
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Bone marrow backup needed to tackle respiratory infections: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI): Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found how the immune system triggers an emergency dendritic cell response during infection, with dendritic cells at the site of infection being reinforced by new cells which travel from the bone marrow.
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Second-hand marijuana smoke exposure linked to respiratory infections in c
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): A new study has found that children whose parents regularly smoke or vape marijuana may experience viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, more frequently than those whose parents do not smoke.
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Study links second-hand marijuana smoke exposure to respiratory infections
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 29 (ANI): Children whose parents regularly smoke or vape marijuana may experience viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, more frequently than those whose parents do not smoke, according to a new study.
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Scientists develop better way to block viruses causing respiratory infecti
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers have improved a method in rodent models intended to help keep children healthy by engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the attachment of human parainfluenza viruses to cells.
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Clinical trial finds vitamin D does not ward off colds, flu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): An Australian randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements, led by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flu and other acute respiratory infections.
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Vaccines against respiratory infections linked with less heart failure dea
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], Aug 28 (ANI): The results of a novel study conducted on nearly 3 million Americans suggest that influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure.
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Bengaluru: Commissioner, DHFW, issues circular to reserve hospital beds fo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Department of Health and Family Welfare Commissioner, IAS, Pankaj Kumar Pandey on Monday conducted an online meeting with government and private hospitals in Bengaluru to ensure immediate availability of the beds for the patients with Severe Acute
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Only 104 COVID-19 positive out of 5,911 SARI patients: ICMR Study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The latest study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that only 104 cases were found COVID-19 positive out of 5,911 severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) patients.
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