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November 16, 2020    Paris, France
World Congress on

Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine

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Watch out for 'feather duvet lung' caution doctors

2019-11-18

Exaggerated allergic reaction to feather-filled bedding prompts severe lung inflammation

Dramatic health benefits following air pollution reduction

2019-12-06

Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to new findings.

Deadly 'superbugs' destroyed by molecular drills

2019-12-12

Motorized molecules activated by light target and drill through highly antibiotic resistant bacteria and kill them within minutes. The molecules can open bacteria to attack by drugs they previously resisted. The strategy could be applied to bacterial infections or diseases on the skin, in the lungs or in the gastrointestinal tract.

Preventing spread of SARS coronavirus-2 in humans

2020-03-05

Infection biologists have investigated how the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 penetrates cells. They have identified a cellular enzyme that is essential for viral entry into lung cells: the protease TMPRSS2. A clinically proven drug known to be active against TMPRSS2 was found to block SARS-CoV-2 infection and might constitute a novel treatment option.

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