$1M grant goes to asthma prevention research
UMass Lowell prof leads effort to aid low-income seniorsCredit: Photo credit: Adrien Bisson for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - A ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Germ-free lungs of newborn mice are partially protected against hyperoxia
A first-of-its-kind newborn mouse model will permit study of how to protect extremely low birth-weight infants from bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or ...
Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Genetically targeted drugs and immunotherapies are transforming the way we treat many forms of ...
Researchers create swarms of tiny robots to attack and remove blood clots
Work could offer a drug-free way to treat pulmonary embolismCredit: University of Houston Pulmonary embolism causes between 200,000 and 300, ...
New clinical guideline for the treatment and prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis
New guideline emphasizes treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis with all-oral regimens and provides recommendations for treatment of all contacts to MDR-TB ...
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a ...
WPI engineers creating miniaturized, wireless oxygen sensor for sick infants
Mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from homeCredit: ...
Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs
Credit: European Heart Journal Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as ...
Research points to possible target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF
This study included preclinical experiments and use of bronchoalveolar cells from IPF patientsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Long-held dogma says ...
Getting cancer drugs to the brain is difficult — but a new ‘road map’ might make it easie
Credit: Daniel Hertzberg WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The human brain has some remarkable capabilities - including the ability to block ...
Deep learning assists in detecting malignant lung cancers
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - Radiologists assisted by deep-learning based software were better able to ...
Physicians create guide for identifying, treating vaping lung illness
Clinicians' tool for EVALI treatment published in The Lancet Respiratory MedicineCredit: University of Rochester Medical Center As lung injuries from ...
Best practice treatment guidelines help doctors identify, treat vaping-associated lung injuries
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare As the outbreak of lung injuries and deaths associated with e-cigarettes, or vaping, continues to spread across ...
Stem cell transplants used to grow fully functional lungs in mice
Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University were able to grow fully functional lungs in mouse embryos ...
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