Expert Rev Resp Med. 2010;4(1):71-83. Respiratory tract infections caused by viruses, Chlamydophilaor Mycoplasmahave been hypothesized to have significant roles in the pathogenesis of asthma.

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Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of illness and death in the elderly, driven by immune aging, chronic ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

A nationwide study conducted in Denmark found an association between dementia incidence and previous exposure to infection, but the potential impacts of systemic inflammation or autoimmune diseases on ...

Previous research has implicated fungi in chronic neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, but there is limited understanding of how these common microbes could be involved in the ...

Endometriosis, a condition in which the uterine lining (known as the endometrium) grows outside the uterus, can be incredibly painful and sometimes debilitating. To make matters worse, researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than a quarter of children with refractory wheeze were positive for rhinovirus despite a lack of symptoms.

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...