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Yale Scientists Pinpoint Key Ingredient in Fighting Pneumonia

Published: Friday, July 20, 2012
Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012
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Study shows that a mysterious protein produced by a wide spectrum of living things is crucial in regulating the immune response to the most common form of pneumonia.

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