MeSH tree: C06.689.202
A new wireless and wearable device developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists, in collaboration with Northwestern University spinout company, Epicore Biosystems, measures specific biomarkers in a person's sweat with similar ...
Aug 18, 2025
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What infectious disease is deadliest worldwide? HIV? COVID-19? Malaria?
Aug 11, 2025
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A new study meticulously sampled different lung regions in people with cystic fibrosis to understand why infections persist after new treatments.
Aug 7, 2025
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When you're sick you'll often produce more phlegm, and might notice it's thicker or a different color: white, green, yellow or maybe even brown.
Jul 28, 2025
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Tiny fat bubbles carrying gene therapy have successfully repaired DNA in the lungs and liver of animals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency—a promising leap toward treating humans with this rare inherited disease.
Jul 20, 2025
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A new PET imaging technique can accurately detect and monitor Mycobacteroides abscessus lung infections—one of the most difficult-to-diagnose conditions in patients with lung diseases.
Jun 25, 2025
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects numerous systems of the body. It is a complicated disease that differs from person to person.
Jun 24, 2025
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Breathing—a natural and essential process—can be an incredibly labored process for people with cystic fibrosis. CF, a genetic disease that affects secreted fluids (mucus, sweat, digestive juices), causes problems throughout ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease." Rather, she continued, "A person's lifestyle, what they eat, and how much they exercise, determine ...
May 14, 2025
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Antimicrobial resistance, in which germs like bacteria and fungi no longer respond to medicines, is a rising global threat. When antibiotics and other drugs become ineffective, infections can become difficult or impossible ...
May 6, 2025
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