Can Natural Plant Compounds Help Hearts Damaged by Severe Infections?
When a severe infection spreads through the body, it can damage the heart muscle and make it harder for the heart to pump blood effectively. This condition, …
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How Your Body's Stress Hormone Protects You During Serious Illness
When someone becomes critically ill, their body goes through major stress that damages cells and organs. Scientists have discovered that a stress hormone …
Read MoreCan Probiotics Help Sick Children in the ICU Fight Infection?
Researchers tested whether probiotics (helpful bacteria) could help children with severe blood infections recover better in the hospital. They gave some very …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Lungs Fight Infection After Menopause
Researchers studied how a form of vitamin D called calcitriol might protect the lungs during serious infections in mice that went through menopause and were …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Kidneys Recover from Severe Infections
When someone has a severe infection (sepsis), their kidneys can fail, which is very dangerous. Scientists discovered that vitamin D might protect kidneys by …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Serious Infections in Kids and Adults
Researchers combined results from 39 studies involving over 61,000 people to understand how vitamin D affects sepsis—a life-threatening infection that spreads …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Sepsis Patients Survive, But More Research Needed
Scientists looked at five studies involving nearly 43,000 sepsis patients to see if vitamin D supplements could help them survive. Sepsis is a dangerous …
Read MoreVitamin A Supplements Don't Shorten ICU Stays for Kids with Sepsis
Researchers tested whether vitamin A supplements could help children with sepsis (a dangerous blood infection) recover faster. They studied 156 children in the …
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