Centenary Institute researchers have uncovered new insight into Mycobacterium abscessus, a highly drug-resistant bacteria that can cause serious infection and lung damage in vulnerable people. The bacteria is considered an ...
Feb 18, 2022
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Cancer metastases, the main cause of cancer-related mortality, are sometimes triggered by successful chemotherapy. A research group at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine analyzed this phenomenon and demonstrated ways of intervening ...
Feb 8, 2022
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An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Göttingen and Hannover Medical School (MHH) has detected significant changes in the heart muscle tissue of people who died from COVID-19. Damage to lung tissue has ...
Dec 22, 2021
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A study led by researchers from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) provides the first information on how the novel Variant of Concern (VOC) of SARS-CoV-2, the omicron SARS-CoV-2 infect human ...
Dec 20, 2021
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To diagnose lung cancer, tumor tissue is collected from a patient and checked for signs of cancer. However, this is not always possible due to tumor location, and can be painful for the patient. For his Ph.D. research, Remco ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Significant changes in lipid metabolism are known to occur in cells associated with non-small-cell lung carcinoma—the most common form of lung cancer. The pharmaceutical scientists Alexandra K. Kiemer and Jessica Hoppstädter ...
Nov 30, 2021
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University of Toronto researchers in biomedical engineering have developed a new technology that combines a microfluidic device with a novel airflow system to mimic lung airways. The technology enables scientists and engineers ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Take a nice, deep breath. Now imagine your lungs: Myriad airways like branches, each with tiny alveoli-like leaves. This alveolar structure is key to the absorption of oxygen and excretion of carbon dioxide that we call "breath." ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Cell fitness has been identified as a way of predicting health outcomes in COVID patients, according to a University of Queensland study.
Oct 19, 2021
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We are all exposed to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), which are widely found in the environment, including the soil and water. They can even reside in our homes, for example in faucets and showerheads. But most of us don't ...
Sep 7, 2021
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