Gene profile in blood predicts risk of poor outcomes, death for patients with COVID-19
A previously validated blood gene profile that predicts idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality was repurposed to assess the likelihood of COVID-19 ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
The paths through which COVID-19 spread across Brazil
The impact of super-spreader cities, highways, and intensive care availability in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in BrazilCredit: ...
Undiagnosed and untreated disease identified in rural South Africa
A comprehensive health-screening program in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal has found a high burden of undiagnosed or poorly controlled non-communicable diseasesCredit: ...
Stem cells may hold a key to developing new vaccines against COVID-19
Coronavirus activates a stem cell-mediated defense mechanism that reactivates dormant TB in a mouse model and has implications for developing ...
Scientists demonstrate promising new approach for treating cystic fibrosis
Scientists led by UNC School of Medicine researchers Silvia Kreda, Ph.D., and Rudolph Juliano, Ph.D., created an improved oligonucleotide therapy ...
New studies identify how tuberculosis destroy the lungs and how to protect them
Credit: University of Southampton Two new studies have cast unprecedented light on disease processes in tuberculosis, identifying key genetic changes ...
Researchers identify why COVID-19 patients develop life-threatening clots
New insights could lead to new therapies for COVID-19Credit: RCSI DUBLIN, June 15, 2021 - Scientists have identified how and ...
Radiotracer effective for detection and assessment of lung fibrosis
Credit: Image created by CA Ferreira et al., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. Reston, VA (Embargoed until 4:30 p.m. EDT, ...
Investing in an HEPA air purifier might not be a bad idea
University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat specialist says several studies show HEPA air purifier reduce airborne COVID-19 particlesCredit: Colleen ...
Speech droplets drive transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Dr. Bax A new review published in the Journal of Internal Medicine indicates that unmasked speech in confined spaces ...
Microgel coating gives donor cells a boost in reversing pulmonary fibrosis
Single cell encapsulation in gel can optimize cell-based therapyCredit: Jae-Won Shin and Sing-Wan Wong/UIC Researchers at the University of Illinois ...
Highlights from the journal CHEST®, June 2021
Credit: The Journal CHEST® Published monthly, the journal CHEST® features peer-reviewed, cutting-edge original research in chest medicine: Pulmonary, critical care, ...
Christopher Chesley, MD, is the 2021 ATS Fellowship in Health Equality award winner
Credit: ATS June 08, 2021 - Christopher Chesley, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania has been named the 2021 ATS ...
A novel tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment course for patients
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere find a new antibiotic regimen that shortens the treatment course ...