Stem cells from placental amniotic membrane slow lung scarring in pulmonary fibrosis
Credit: AlphaMed Press Durham, NC - In a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM), a team led ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Female Gulf War combat veterans have persistent symptoms more than 25 years later
Credit: Augusta University photographer Kim Ratliff AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 25, 2020) - More than a quarter century after the Gulf ...
New wearable devices set to diagnose medical conditions
Preeclampsia, epilepsy and heart attacks targetedCredit: University of South Australia Transforming how common health conditions are diagnosed using point-of-care and ...
A replaceable, more efficient filter for N95 masks
Credit: ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03976 Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there's been a worldwide shortage of face masks -- ...
Airway Therapeutics, Celonic Group partner to produce AT-100 as candidate for coronavirus
AT-100 production expected to begin in JuneCredit: Airway Therapeutics CINCINNATI, OH & BASEL, Switzerland (May 20, 2020) - Airway Therapeutics, ...
COVID-19 Cytokine storm: Possible mechanism for the deadly respiratory syndrome
Credit: Toshio Hirano and Masaaki Murakami. Immunity. April 22, 2020 Research into how the SARS-CoV-2 virus induces death is suggesting ...
Retrofitting of VW Diesel engines was successful
Nitrogen oxide emissionsCredit: Volkswagen, www.vwpress.co.uk The VW diesel scandal began with a bang on September 18, 2015. On exactly the ...
Modified clinical trial protocol created in response to urgency of COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: ATS May 19, 2020-- A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society describes a ...
Machine that oxygenates blood may help critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to WVU study
Credit: West Virginia University When COVID-19 patients are critically ill, the biggest threat to their lives is lung dysfunction. If ...
Brazilian startup develops technology for monitoring of patients with suspected COVID-19
Based on the Internet of Things, the system was developed in a project supported by FAPESP. Patients can be advised ...
NIH begins clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a much-anticipated Phase IIb clinical trial ...
AJR details COVID-19 infection control, radiographer protection in CT exam areas
Radiologists from Shanghai discuss modifying exam process and disinfecting exam room, while outlining personal protection measures during the coronavirus disease ...
Chest X-rays in emergency rooms can help predict severity of COVID-19 in young and middle-aged adults
Top image: Chest radiograph of a 23-year-old male with no past medical history who tested positive for COVID-19 via RT-PCR ...
New study to assess the efficacy of ivermectin against COVID-19
ClÃnica Universidad de Navarra and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health launch a clinical trial to determine the efficacy of ...
FDA grants emergency approval to simpler ventilator design
UMass Amherst physicist, global team advance practical device for COVID-19Credit: MVM care AMHERST, Mass. - The U.S. Food and Drug ...
Mucus breakthrough could help patients breathe easy
A discovery about how mucus thickness is regulated could help to improve airway-clearing treatment options for people with chronic respiratory ...
Using a smartphone to diagnose COVID-19 at home
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (May 12, 2020) ... In Pennsylvania and other U.S. states, one of the keys to ...
A new plant-based system for the mass production of allergens for immunotherapy
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba develop a novel high-yield method for the efficient production of birch pollen allergen for ...
Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) x-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders
Distribution, lung zone preference, symmetry of abnormalities, and unique findings such as halo sign offer narrower differential diagnosis of COVID-19 ...
Bat ‘super immunity’ may explain how bats carry coronaviruses — USask study
Bat-virus adaptation may explain species spillover, researchers sayCredit: Dave Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. A University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...