Perceptions Today<p>New discovery could help protect against <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a></p><p>Preclinical trial uncovers how beta-glucan, found in all <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a>, can ‘reprogram’ <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/immune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immune</span></a> cells to prevent <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/lung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lung</span></a> inflammation</p><p>A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a>-related lung damage, according to a new study.</p><p>A team of scientists led by <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MaziarDivangahi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaziarDivangahi</span></a>, a Professor in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/McGill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>McGill</span></a>’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Senior Scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> Health Centre, demonstrated that beta-glucan, administered to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mice</span></a> before their exposure to influenza, can reduce lung damage, improve lung function and lower the risk of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/illness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illness</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/new-discovery-could-help-protect-against-influenza-363625" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/new-discovery-could-help-protect-against-influenza-363625</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/copd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copd</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/breathing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>breathing</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mcgilluniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mcgilluniversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/breakthrough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>breakthrough</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/mushrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mushrooms</span></a>&nbsp;</p>