Tuesday 24 July 2018

New target is an apparent triple threat to pneumonia

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Severe pneumonia causes a buildup of fluid in the lungs that makes the basics of breathing and getting oxygen out to the body difficult to impossible.Scientists are exploring a new target for treating both barrier leakiness and fluid buildup that, in lab animals and early human trials, seems to restore tight barriers and fluid clearance so we can breathe.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2mHZWHa

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