ATS announces GSK grants to support COVID-19 crisis fund’s research and outreach efforts
Credit: ATS New York, NY - May 5, 2020 - Today, the American Thoracic Society announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Race-specific lupus nephritis biomarkers
Findings have implications for early diagnosis and new treatmentsCredit: University of Houston University of Houston Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz ...
Blood filter may calm the cytokine storm of COVID-19
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Cytokine storms created by COVID-19 are causing major organ destruction and death, and ...
Blood clotting a significant cause of death in patients with COVID-19
Credit: Maxwell Photography A study led by clinician scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that ...
Clinicians warn of the dangers of equating COVID-19 with high altitude pulmonary edema
Credit: ATS April 29, 2020 - Early reports of COVID-19 symptoms and the compelling need to quickly identify treatment options ...
Arthritis drug presents promise as treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia
Clinical trials at UC San Diego Health and elsewhere will assess whether tocilizumab can reduce out-of-control inflammation that damages lungs ...
Temple offering clinical trials, investigational treatment options for COVID-19 patients
Credit: Temple University Health System Temple University Hospital is now participating in a variety of clinical trials that are testing ...
Variation in how side effects are reported clouds drug safety
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center An important goal of early-phase clinical trials is to discover a drug's possible side ...
Startups develop system that detects fever remotely in people near hospital front desks
AI-based technology developed by a startup supported by FAPESP is in use at Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital, in São Paulo, ...
In preparing for COVID-19 cases, plan early, communicate often
Credit: ATS April 27, 2020 - Hospitals facing a growing population of COVID-19 cases need a coordinated approach with a ...
Giving distressed lungs a safer fighting chance
FDA grants Pitt spinout ALung Technologies emergency use approval for its Hemolung to treat COVID-19 patients with respiratory distressCredit: ALung ...
Researchers identify key mechanisms involved in pulmonary fibrosis development
New therapeutic opportunities in targeted treatmentsCredit: Photo: Leitz/Charité Working alongside research groups from Heidelberg, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ...
Breathing during exercise is harder for women than men
With smaller airways, overcoming resistance takes more workCredit: Paolo Dominelli, University of Waterloo Bethesda, MD - While both sexes have ...
Can vaping scar your lungs? New insights and a possible remedy
E-cigarette liquid found to affect lung tissue repair process; inhibiting nicotine receptors may helpCredit: Richard Nho, University of Minnesota Bethesda, ...
Clinicians treating COVID-19 say don’t rush to try novel therapies
Credit: ATS April 27, 2020 - Intensivists caution against the use of premature novel therapies in lieu of traditional critical ...
Artificial intelligence could serve as backup to radiologists’ eyes
Credit: Brennan Wesley/MUSC Diagnosing emphysema and classifying its severity have long been more art than science. "Everybody has a different ...
Startup supported by FAPESP will supply mechanical ventilators to Brazil’s Health Ministry
Based in São Paulo, Magnamed will produce 6,500 ventilators by August for use in treating COVID-19 patients, working in partnership ...
Search for drugs effective against COVID-19 includes UAB and Southern Research
The work centers around ReFRAME, a vast collection of drugs developed for other diseases that are already known to be ...
Engineers share 3D-printed ventilator adapter design to help during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York ...
UB researchers create a low-cost ventilator for areas with limited means
Credit: R. Farré/UB Researchers from the Biophysics and Bioengineering Unit of the University of Barcelona have created a non-invasive low-cost ...
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