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Trial compares two different lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema

The first randomized controlled trial to compare two different lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema has found that both lead to similar improvements in lung function, breathlessness and exercise capacity.

5 Sep 2022

Hand, foot and mouth disease afflicting children hyped up as 'tomato flu'

Leading clinicians and medical researchers in India say they are aghast at the media reports that portray hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) — a common, relatively mild, viral infection afflicting children — as caused by a new virus responsible for what is dubbed as 'tomato flu'.

5 Sep 2022

Bronchodilators do little to help people without COPD but have smoking-related respiratory symptoms

Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have found that dual bronchodilators - long-lasting inhalers that relax the airways and make it easier to breathe - do little to help people who do not have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but who do have respiratory symptoms and a history of smoking.

5 Sep 2022

The possible association between SARS-CoV-2, ACE2, TMPRSS2, and skin manifestations

A new study analyzed the possibility of penetration of SARS-CoV-2 into the skin.

5 Sep 2022

Study investigates the effect of vitamin D and fish oil on croup

Babies and children under three years old are less likely to develop croup if their mothers took fish oil and vitamin D supplements during pregnancy, according to new results from a clinical trial. The findings are from a randomised controlled trial – the 'gold standard' for medical research – that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It is the first large study of its kind to investigate the effects of vitamin D and fish oil on croup.

5 Sep 2022

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Trial compares two different lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema

Hand, foot and mouth disease afflicting children hyped up as 'tomato flu'

Bronchodilators do little to help people without COPD but have smoking-related respiratory symptoms

The possible association between SARS-CoV-2, ACE2, TMPRSS2, and skin manifestations

Study investigates the effect of vitamin D and fish oil on croup

AI model detects COVID-19 infection in people’s voices

Antiviral activity of favipiravir against Zika and SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus macaques

The brain and fat communicate directly

Cooler ambient temperatures in the tropics increase risk of heart attacks

The dynamics of neutralizing antibodies in a cohort of children and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Globalization and cessation of smallpox vaccination are influencing monkeypox spread

CDC recommends Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine to be used as primary series option for adolescents

Molecular fate-mapping of antibodies shows effects of antigenic imprinting

How does origin impact antiviral immune response?

Analysis of the seasonality of common human coronaviruses

The war in Ukraine and resulting massive population displacement has enhanced epidemic typhus risk

The currently available evidence on viral-induced parkinsonism

Immunosuppressive therapies for COVID-19 treatment

The most recent evidence about phylogenesis, pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment for monkeypox

Italian study finds SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples collected before December 2019

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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