Infections: News and Research on Respiratory Tract Infections

MeSH tree: C01.748

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Volcanic eruptions may have brought Black Death to Europe

Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death—the most devastating pandemic in human history—to the shores of medieval Europe, new research has revealed.

Health

Airplane and hospital air is cleaner than you might think

When it comes to the air in public places, germophobes can breathe a bit easier. According to a new Northwestern University study, the ambient air on airplanes and in hospitals mostly contains harmless microbes typically ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How circadian rhythms can help boost infection recovery

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that circadian rhythms—the biological clocks of the body—can influence outcomes related to influenza infections, providing clinicians with insight about ...

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