High BMI and poor physical fitness in adolescence linked to severe bacterial infections in adulthood
High BMI and poor physical fitness during later adolescence increase the risk of both contracting and dying from…
Targeted approach of immunotherapy improves sepsis outcomes
Immunotherapy for sepsis is effective when doctors tailor the treatment precisely to the patient’s immune system condition. While…
Platelet-to-hemoglobin ratio as a novel prognostic biomarker in sepsis-associated AKI: a multicenter cohort study | BMC Nephrology
Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW, et al. The third international consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock…
Association between serum potassium and 28-day mortality in elderly patients with sepsis: a multicenter cohort study | BMC Geriatrics
Among 12,069 elderly patients with sepsis (mean [SD] age, 77.0 [7.6] years; 6105 [50.6%] women) admitted to the…
Understanding the role of m6A methylation in acute lung injury pathogenesis
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a critical clinical condition characterized by diffuse inflammation of the lung parenchyma and…
State-of-the-art microchips help understand how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain
In lieu of animal experiments, researchers from the University of Rochester are using state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue to better…
Tauranga basketballer Taylor Harris survives sepsis battle against 3% odds
Harris laughed, recalling how he had been bragging to his mum the week before about how he hadn’t…