For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the way for a young ...

DENVER — (MAY 13, 2022) For the first time, researchers have successfully used bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – to treat an antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection, clearing the ...

Using a virus to kill a bacterium may seem like going backward in medicine and harkens back to the early 20 th century when Julius Wagner-Juarreg used malaria to cure neurosyphilis (a feat that won ...

DRESHER, PA. (WPVI) -- We need bacteria to digest food and absorb nutrients. However, when a bacteria commonly found in soil and water gets into our lungs, it can cause trouble, in the form of a MAC ...

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq GS:INSM) today reported results from the Company’s phase 2 clinical trial of ARIKAYCE TM, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation, ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a type of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), lives all around us. You’ll find these germs in dirt, dust, and drinking water. They’re also common in natural sources ...

Mycobacterium abscessus bacteria most often infect the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis or other chronic lung diseases. The infection causes scarring, thickening of tissue or ...

A team of United States-based scientists recently conducted a study to evaluate the effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on the pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In recognition of Rare Disease Day, the COPD Foundation will host a Facebook discussion about nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease on Thursday, February 28, ...

If tests have shown you have mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), a type of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), you’ll need to work closely with your doctor to decide what to do next. Not everyone starts ...

Living in coastal areas of Florida and California has great appeal for many, with the warm, sunny climate and nearby freshwater and saltwater. But, unknown to many, those balmy coasts also carry the ...

The immune system remains seriously out-of-whack—in an inflammatory state of overactivation and impaired ...