New clinical trial analyses predict response to benralizumab by patients with COPD
Analyses of two international clinical trials predict response to asthma drug benralizumab by subpopulation of patients with COPDCredit: Lewis Katz ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
AI system accurately detects key findings in chest X-rays of pneumonia patients within 10 seconds
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare From 20 minutes or more to 10 seconds. Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and Stanford University say 10 ...
Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of testosterone
Credit: ATS Sept. 30, 2019--Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of "free" (not attached to proteins) ...
Nintedanib slows progression for broad range of scarring lung diseases
Findings suggest all progressive, scarring lung diseases may share similar mechanismsCredit: National Jewish Health Nintedanib, a medication approved for the ...
Wrist-worn step trackers accurate in predicting patient health outcomes
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Determining how far patients with pulmonary disease can walk in six minutes has long been an effective ...
Two immunotherapy drug combination offers chemotherapy-free option for advanced NSCLC
ESMO 2019 Congress, Sept. 27 -- Oct. 1, Barcelona, SpainCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Barcelona, Spain, 28 September ...
Front-line osimertinib improves overall survival in EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC
ESMO 2019 Congress, Sept. 27, 2019 - Oct. 1, 2019, Barcelona, SpainCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Barcelona, Spain, ...
African American children respond differently to asthma medications
BARD trial suggests shortcomings in treatment guidelines and demonstrates need for trials of specific subgroupsCredit: National Jewish Health African Americans ...
Harmful metals found in vapors from tank-style electronic cigarettes
UC Riverside study analyzed six popular e-cigarette tanks and their atomizersCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team ...
Teens share stories to deter other students from using tobacco
Credit: UTHealth An innovative strategy called Teens Against Tobacco Use showed promise as an effective strategy to deter tobacco use ...
Combination therapies could help treat fatal lung cancers
Combining a new class of drug with two other compounds can significantly shrink lung tumours in mice and human cancer ...
Electronic nose can sniff out which lung cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy
Credit: Amsterdam University Medical Centers An electronic nose that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients can identify ...
Airborne particles can send our detox systems into overdrive
An international team of scientists have observed a previously unclear inflammatory mechanism caused by airborne particles that can worsen asthma ...
Sclerosing agent delivery improvements to protect against malignant pleural effusion
Kazan Federal University and Fox Chase Cancer Center have unveiled promising research results in BMC Cancer.Credit: Kazan Federal University Preclinical ...
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