WVU toxicologist earns $3 million NIH grant to study impact of air pollution on lung healing
Credit: Greg Ellis/West Virginia University Each time we breathe in, we're not inhaling just one component that seeps into our ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Retesting for COVID-19: UPMC shares its experience
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2020 - In the first large, multicenter analysis of its kind, the 40-hospital UPMC health ...
The CNIO pave the way for a future gene therapy to reverse pulmonary fibrosis associated with ageing
Credit: CNIO Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a potentially lethal disease for which there is currently no cure and that is ...
Scientists discover curious clues in the war between cf bacteria
UNC School of Medicine researchers describe in detail the different weaponry bacteria use to establish infection in the lungs of ...
Study: Enzyme could prove effective in treating tumors and inflammatory diseases in lung
Credit: Henry Ford Health System Findings from a research study, led by scientists at Henry Ford, published in the latest ...
Photodynamic therapy can combat secondary infections in COVID-19 patients
Researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center, supported by FAPESP, advocate the technique as an additional treatment for patients ...
A targeted treatment for emphysema?
Small engineered peptide maintains lung tissue in animal modelsCredit: Hao Wu, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital Emphysema is a progressive, debilitating ...
Challenges in diagnosing hypersensitivity pneumonitis addressed in latest guidelines
American Thoracic Society, Japanese Respiratory Society and Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax collaborate on new clinical practice guidelinesCredit: ATS Aug. 3, ...
Training algorithms to identify COVID-19 in CT scans
Pitt's Jingtong Hu will use an NSF award to develop deep neural networks that can identify pneumonia caused by COVID-19 ...
Cystic fibrosis study to investigate real-world effects of new triple combination drug
Credit: Julien Behal Photography Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, 30 July 2020 - Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences ...
Breathe easier: ONR helps develop ventilators in fight against COVID-19
Credit: (Photo: University of California San Diego) ARLINGTON, Va.--One of the most dangerous effects of coronavirus is the inability to ...
How airway cells work together in regeneration and aging
Credit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell ...
Remote, real-time monitoring of post-operative lung transplant patients significantly decreases hospital stays
Monitoring also resulted in shorter hospital stays when patients were readmittedCredit: Joyce Lee LOS ANGELES -- For many with end-stage ...
NIH honors researcher Dr. Sarah Yuan with Outstanding Investigator Award
The University of South Florida Health physician-scientist will expand her nationally recognized microvascular research program to include COVID-19Credit: © University ...
Lung ultrasound shows duration, severity of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Thickened pleural line more frequently observed in patients with longer time intervals after symptom onset; pulmonary consolidation more common in ...
No single sign or symptom is sufficient to rule in or rule out community acquired pneumonia
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- While the history and ...
Researchers develop new tools to rapidly test activity of anti-coronavirus antibodies
Credit: Schmidt et al., 2020 Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys receives CIRM award for COVID-19 research
Researchers will use 'mini lungs in a dish' to test promising drug candidatesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford ...
Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings
Focusing on lung cancer screening subjects less likely to remain in a program -- those with negative low-dose CT exams ...
CBD may help avert lung destruction in COVID-19
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation ...