ATS publishes new guidance on safely restoring elective pulmonary and sleep services
Credit: ATS July 16, 2020-- An American Thoracic Society-led international task force has released a guidance document to help guide ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Experts strongly recommend varenicline over the patch for adult smokers hoping to quit
ATS publishes new practice guideline on tobacco dependence treatmentCredit: ATS July 15, 2020 - Smoking cessation initiatives notwithstanding, along with ...
Keck Medicine of USC enrolling patients as part of international clinical trial to study antiviral drug as treatment for COVID-19
The experimental therapy, DAS181, will be available for hospitalized patients with low oxygen levels and pneumonia caused by COVID-19Credit: Ricardo ...
World-first technology breathes new life into cystic fibrosis detection and treatment
Credit: Monash University - World-first research, led by Monash University, has developed radical non-invasive X-ray technology aimed at helping diagnose, ...
Biomedical Sciences researchers discover first-in-class broad-inhibitor of paramyxovirus polymerases
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A new antiviral drug that is effective against a broad range of human pathogens in the ...
Altimmune COVID-19 vaccine candidate tested at UAB shows positive preclinical results
AdCOVID stimulated both strong serum neutralizing activity and potent mucosal IgA immunity in the respiratory tract.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - ...
GE Healthcare chooses UH to clinically evaluate first-of-its-kind imaging system
Artificial intelligence identifies collapsed lungs, alerts radiologistsCredit: Courtesy: General Electric Healthcare. CLEVELAND -- GE Healthcare (GEHC) chose University Hospitals (UH) ...
CT of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) versus CT of influenza virus pneumonia
Most COVID-19 lesions located in peripheral zone and close to pleura; influenza virus more prone to show mucoid impaction and ...
Black individuals at higher risk for contracting COVID-19, according to new research
Credit: ATS July 08, 2020 - Results of an analysis published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found ...
Links between parents’ and children’s asthma and allergies
Credit: Hans Bisgaard New research found that, compared with a father's traits related to allergies and asthma, a mother's traits ...
Biomedical sciences researcher receives $3.65 million federal grant to develop antiviral drugs
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Richard Plemper, Distinguished University Professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, ...
Searching for the silver lining in drinking water disinfection
Pitt Researchers receive $330K to test whether silver modified shower fixtures effectively prevent opportunistic pathogen exposureCredit: Sarah Haig PITTSBURGH (July ...
Follow-up appointments for children hospitalized for bronchiolitis may not be needed
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare A new study at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City has found that follow-up appointments ...
Understanding molecular mechanisms of air pollution’s impact on ILD critical
Credit: ATS July 1, 2020--More research must be done to investigate the role of air pollution on the epigenome in ...
Clues to COVID-19 complications come from NET-like inflammatory response
Credit: Xue-Yan He and David Ng, Egeblad Lab/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. SALT LAKE CITY - An overactive defense response may ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys enters research agreement with Lilly for COVID-19 antibody research
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute today announced a research agreement with Eli ...
Brazilian startup seeks to develop a wholly indigenous COVID-19 diagnostic test
The project is supported by FAPESP's Innovative Research in Small Business Program. The firm plans to produce ELISA kits that ...
USask medical researchers awarded $900,000 to help fight COVID-19
Credit: University of Saskatchewan/Kristen McEwen The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded three University of Saskatchewan (USask) research ...
Study is first to identify potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19
Researchers profile the body's immune response in critically ill patientsCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - A team from ...
COVID-19: Bacteriophage could decrease mortality
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 24, 2020--Bacteriophage can reduce bacterial growth in the lungs, limiting ...
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