Infections: News and Research on Respiratory Tract Infections

MeSH tree: C01.748

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

In pneumonia's tug-of-war, lung microbiome could tip the balance

Northwestern University scientists have potentially uncovered a previously unknown, hidden player in pneumonia. In a new study, scientists found the lungs' own microbial community, or microbiome, appears to influence how ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Among psychologists, AI use is up, but so are concerns

More than half of psychologists experimented with artificial intelligence tools in their practices in the past year, but almost all cite concerns about how the technology may affect their patients and society, according to ...

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 ...

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