Study estimates exposure to air pollution increases COVID-19 deaths by 15% worldwide
Credit: European Heart Journal Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19 ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Hydrogen sulfide helps maintain your drive to breathe
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that a gas that smells like rotten eggs allows mammals to breathe easyCredit: ...
Inhibitor of KRAS gene mutation shows promise in lung, bowel and other solid tumors
Latest results from KRYSTAL-1 early clinical trial of adagrasib (MRTX849)Credit: Pasi A. Jänne New results from early clinical trials of ...
‘Mini-lungs’ reveal early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: Jeonghwan Youk, Taewoo Kim, and Seon Pyo Hong 'Mini-lungs' grown from tissue donated to Cambridge hospitals has provided a ...
Lab-grown mini-lungs mimic the real thing – right down to covid infection
Living human lung air sacs in tiny dishes promise to accelerate covid researchCredit: Arvind Konkimalla/Tata lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...
Immune response the probable underlying cause of neural damage in COVID-19
Credit: Photo by Ingrid Gisslén and Aylin Yilmaz It is probably the immune response to, rather than the virus in ...
UVA’s David S. Wilkes elected to prestigious National Academy of Medicine
Credit: UVA Health David S. Wilkes, MD, dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has been elected to ...
Spectral CT improves detection of early-stage coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Spectral CT with electron density imaging improves assessment of lung lesion extent in patients with RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19Credit: American Roentgen Ray ...
Does classroom indoor environmental quality affect teaching and learning?
Credit: Dr. Brink What impact does a classroom's indoor environment have on teaching, learning, and students' academic achievement in colleges ...
Temple treats 1st patient in trial of rejuvenair metered cryospray system for COPD with CB
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Temple University Hospital has treated the first patient in a multicenter international ...
The road to uncovering a novel mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins
Credit: Sifers lab/PNAS, 2020 About 30 years ago, Dr. Richard Sifers set out on a journey to discover why people ...
CBD helps reduce lung damage from COVID by increasing levels of protective peptide
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University One way CBD appears to reduce the "cytokine storm" that damages the lungs ...
Plastic film protects surfaces against novel coronavirus on contact
Laboratory tests showed film containing silver-silica nanoparticles to be capable of eliminating 99.84% of SARS-CoV-2 particles after exposure for two ...
Body MRI reinterpretations plagued by discrepancies and errors
Secondary interpretations of body MR images at tertiary care centers identify high rate of discrepancies, with cognitive error types predominating, ...