Aging, obsolete cells prime the lungs for pneumonia

Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of infectious death among the elderly. Newly published research from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio suggests why older people are vulnerable and offers a possible defense.

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