Adolescents are more likely than adults to use fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes
Results from a nationally representative study by Dartmouth show that teen and young adult vapers prefer fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide
Press conference in Mainz on Tuesday at 11.00 hrs CETCredit: European Heart Journal Air pollution could be causing double the ...
Study of young athletes suggests snoring and sleep apnea are linked to sudden cardiac death
A study of university rugby players has shown that they are more likely to suffer sleep disordered breathing than an ...
Two for the price of one: Mechanistic insights lead to drug repositioning
Researchers at University of Tsukuba clarify the molecular mechanisms involved in the early stage of lung cancer, and identify two ...
Using precision medicine, researchers discover cause and treatment for specific lung disease
Novel treatment targets solitary cell type to treat disease with minimal side effects (Boston)--Researchers have identified that dysfunction of a ...
AACR funds Colorado search for lung conditions that allow growth of cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced today that in partnership with the ...
ECG rhythm and airway management make all the difference during a heart attack
Japan-based study involving Osaka University finds valuable correlation between use of advanced airway management and ECG rhythms indicating need/non-need for ...
New findings may help guide treatment of patients with asthma
Asthma patients often undergo tests involving inhaled methacholine, a drug that can cause narrowing of the airways, similar to what ...
Grant expected to push sepsis research forward
Professor studies how immune system plays role in sepsisCredit: Chris Espinosa / Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso ...
Texas Biomed scientists developing new vaccine strategy for tuberculosis
Experimental TB protection delivered through a spray instead of a shotCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (March 4, 2019) - ...
A new machine learning model can classify lung cancer slides at the pathologist level
Using recent advances in machine learning, a Dartmouth research team has developed a deep neural network to classify different types ...
Reevaluating pneumococcal vaccine guidance: An analysis
PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2019 - If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia, ...
Novel sleep index, wakefulness may predict if patients able to breathe on their own
Credit: ATS March 1, 2019--Critically ill patients are more likely to be successfully weaned from a mechanical ventilator, or breathing ...
New affiliation to advance therapies for rare diseases
The University of Oxford and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals joint program combines capabilities to improve treatment options globally ...
New study links electronic cigarettes and wheezing in adults
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Electronic cigarette use ("vaping") is associated with wheezing in adults, according to a new ...
Cell atlas of the aging lung
Credit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München The lung is a highly complex organ in which a great number of very different cells ...
Correct antibiotic dosing could preserve lung microbial diversity in cystic fibrosis
Understanding microbial diversity at baseline may help to improve clinical practice and patient outcomesCredit: US Centers for Disease Control and ...
Treatment to a T? Taking a ‘BiTE’ out of lung cancer
Researchers at Osaka University reveal a correlation between the activity of T cells in lung cancer tumors and equivalent activity ...
New method identifies which asthma patients respond to systemic corticosteroids
Computational tool could help relieve suffering for patients not helped by mainline therapy PITTSBURGH-- Physicians will be able to predict ...
Patented drug therapy for lung condition has been exclusively optioned to Theratome Bio
Proteins from adult stem cells might reduce inflammation caused by Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeCredit: Theratome Bio INDIANAPOLIS -- A patented ...