Could a common diabetes drug help prevent long COVID?
A nationwide study suggests that prescribing the widely used diabetes drug metformin soon after COVID-19 infection may substantially…
1nhaler secures £2.2 million to continue late-stage development
The 1nhaler, a Scotland-based drug delivery device developer, has secured £2.2 million in follow-on funding to progress its…
$52 million study to investigate why some infants develop lasting lung infections
A Michigan Medicine-led research consortium has secured approval for up to $52 million in federal funding to launch…
Breast milk antibodies show promise against multiple respiratory viruses
Yona Tugg and colleagues show that a polyclonal secretory immunoglobulin A preparation, purified from breast milk pooled from…
Low uptake limits benefits of maternal RSV vaccination
Vaccination against a common respiratory virus during pregnancy lowers the risk of severe disease in babies by 74…
Maldives meets UN target for reducing premature chronic disease deaths
The Maldives has become the only country in the World Health Organization’s South East Asia region to meet…
Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution
As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount…
Hedgehog coronaviruses reveal potential pathways for cross-species transmission
Washington State University researchers have discovered how a group of coronaviruses circulating in hedgehogs invades host cells, a…
Study explores pregnancy risks from heat and wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke and extreme heat – increasingly the new norm – each have their own harmful effects on…
Using DNA sequencing for accurate identification of microbial infections in cystic fibrosis patients
Lung infections are a constant risk for people living with cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disorder which…
Children remain more vulnerable to influenza despite protective antibody levels
Twice-weekly household testing across three influenza seasons shows why conventional antibody measures tell only part of the story…
Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…