Tag: Lung Diseases

New York: MIT engineers have developed new antimicrobial peptides, which can combat bacteria causing respiratory and other infections, based on a naturally occurring peptide produced by a South American wasp. The venom of insects such as wasps and bees is full of compounds that can kill bacteria. Unfortunately, many of these compounds are also toxic […]

London: Scientists have developed a “smart shirt” that can accurately measure breathing and could be used to monitor lung disease by sensing movements in the chest and abdomen. Researchers from Radboud University Medical Centre in The Netherlands used the smart shirts, together with a mobile app, to reliably measure breathing in healthy people while carrying […]