Follow usHow smoking stops your lungs fighting tuberculosis (TB)
24 March 2016
Tobacco smoke particles 'clog up' immune cells and literally prevent them moving towards, and hence attacking, the tuberculosis bacteria. The findings have just been published in Cell, one of the most highly rated scientific journals in the world, and are the third major breakthrough in as many weeks from this HRB-funded research team.
- Professor Joe Keane
Graham Love, Chief Executive of the Health Research Board commented,
'Ireland is so lucky to have health researchers of the quality of Professor Keane and the team that he has gathered around him. It is imperative that Ireland continues to invest in health research, as the local and global paybacks are huge, as demonstrated by Professor Keane and his team over the past few weeks'.
You can read more about Professor Keane's discovery in the HRB press release at the link below.
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How smoking stops your lungs fighting tuberculosis
