Immunology
New asthma biomarkers identified from lung bacteria
While the microbiome has gained significant attention for its impact on digestive health in recent years, its effect on lung disease has largely remained unstudied.
Oct 24, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the microbiome could tackle antibiotic resistant infections in the lungs
Understanding how microbes contribute to respiratory health and immunity could help tackle drug resistant infections in the lungs, say scientists.
Aug 10, 2017
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Medical research
Immigrants in your lungs? Study showing how bacteria get there could help disease research
They traveled a huge distance, evaded a protective barrier, and found themselves in a strange and unwelcoming land.
Feb 21, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No consensus on how the microbiome affects tuberculosis, review finds
Inconsistencies across studies and sampling errors remain major barriers to understanding how the lung microbiome changes with tuberculosis, according to a review published Wednesday in Clinical Microbiology Reviews.
Sep 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows characterization of lung micro-organisms could help lung cancer patients
A study of the microbes that inhabit human lungs and how they may relate to the development of lung cancer, led by Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) in Goodyear, Arizona, ...
Sep 8, 2015
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Medical research
What's lurking in your lungs? Surprising findings emerge from microbiome research
With every breath you take, microbes have a chance of making it into your lungs. But what happens when they get there? And why do dangerous lung infections like pneumonia happen in some people, but not others?
Aug 17, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The lung microbiome: A new frontier in pulmonary medicine
The Annals of the American Thoracic Society has released a comprehensive supplement on the 56th annual Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference entitled "The Lung Microbiome: A New Frontier in Pulmonary Medicine."
Jan 23, 2014
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