Aging lungs may be sabotaging themselves—fueling runaway inflammation that turns mild infections into life-threatening illness. Older adults face a much higher risk of severe illness from flu or COVID, and new research from UC San Francisco points to a key reason. Aging lung cells appear to trigger overly strong immune reactions, which can turn even [...] Why Aging Lungs Turn Mild Infections Into Life-Threatening Illness
Aging lungs may be sabotaging themselves—fueling runaway inflammation that turns mild infections into life-threatening illness. Older adults face a much higher risk of severe illness from flu or COVID, and new research from UC San Francisco points to a key reason. Aging lung cells appear to trigger overly strong immune reactions, which can turn even [...] 

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