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Researchers map pathway of infection for a common, potentially life-threatening respiratory virus
Researchers at the University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia have identified a new treatment target for a virus that causes severe lung infections ...
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Even mildly premature infants have increased risk of a common respiratory tract infection
Even mildly premature infants (gestational ages of 33 weeks through 36 weeks) have an increased risk of medically attended respiratory syncytial virus infection, which is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection ...
May 05, 2009 |
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Matrix protein key to fighting viruses
Researchers from Durham University's Centre for Bioactive Chemistry are developing methods that show how proteins interact with cell membranes when a virus strikes. Using their approach, the team hopes to ...
Apr 29, 2009 |
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More children need medical help for RSV than previously known
More than 2 million children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are seen in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctors' offices in the United States every year -- many more than doctors know. In fact, only 3 percent of children ...
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Researchers reveal darker side of the common cold
(Medical Xpress) -- Human rhinovirus (HRV), also known as the common cold, can be uncommonly serious for certain children, a study led by a Vanderbilt University Medical Center pediatrician shows.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Lipid blocks influenza infection
A natural lipid in the fluid lining the lungs inhibits influenza infections in both cell cultures and mouse models, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. These findings, combined with previous studies demonstrating ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Caesarean link to respiratory infections in babies
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that babies born by elective caesarean are more likely to be admitted to hospital with the serious respiratory infection, ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Scientists find key mechanism of childhood respiratory disease
Researchers have identified a critical part of the process by which one of the world's most common and dangerous early childhood infections, respiratory syncytial virus, causes disease.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Rise in flu, contagious lung infections hit Chicago children
If you thought the regular seasonal flu has been late making its annual appearance, you might be surprised to learn that based on recent history, it’s right on time.
Feb 15, 2011 |
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The body's ability to fight infection to be studied by NASA
Space shuttle Discovery will bring NASA scientists one step closer to helping astronauts and the public discover ways to battle and prevent serious illness and infection.
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Oct 29, 2010 |
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Vaccination key to preventing childhood pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers at the University of Warwick, and the Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya, have found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) appears to be the predominant virus detected among infants and children ...
May 25, 2010 |
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Lung virus taking its toll on young lives, study finds
A common virus that causes wheezing and pneumonia claims the lives of up to two hundred thousand children worldwide each year, a study has found.
Apr 15, 2010 |
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Rapid flu testing
Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children's Research Institute, and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin have developed a rapid, automated system to differentiate strains of influenza. The related report ...
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Naturally occurring lipid blocks RSV infection in lungs
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered that a naturally occurring lipid in the lung can prevent RSV infection and inhibit spread of the virus after an infection is established. RSV is the major cause of hospitalization ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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