Antibiotics weaken flu defenses in the lung
Credit: Andreas Wack, Francis Crick Institute Antibiotics can leave the lung vulnerable to flu viruses, leading to significantly worse infections ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Mutation discovery leads to precise treatment for child with severe lymphatic disorder
CHOP researchers: A repurposed drug reshapes anatomy, brings dramatic clinical improvementCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, July 1, 2019—Faced with ...
Using artificial intelligence to deliver personalized radiation therapy
Newly published Cleveland Clinic-led research first to use medical scans to inform dose deliveryCredit: Cleveland Clinic Thursday, June 27, 2019, ...
Scientists find thirdhand smoke affects cells in humans
UC Riverside-led study is the first to find an association between thirdhand smoke and gene expression in humansCredit: Stan Lim, ...
Gene activity database could spare thousands of mice
Researchers have developed a comprehensive database of gene activity in mice across ten disease models, which could significantly reduce animal ...
New basic understanding of how lung cancer spreads
Lung cancer cells use antioxidants, endogenous or dietary, to spread in the body by activating a protein called BACH1 and ...
Risk prediction model may help determine if a lung nodule will progress to cancer
Bottom Line: A risk prediction model developed using clinical and radiological features could stratify individuals presenting with a lung nodule ...
Scientists developing way to help premature babies breathe easier
Study points to possible cell therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasiaCredit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital CINCINNATI--Researchers suggest a possible cell-based therapy to stimulate ...
Immune damage may explain ineffectiveness of high-dose radiation against lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When it comes to using radiation against lung cancer, preliminary clinical studies were pretty ...
New research hopes to identify individuals at risk of clinically significant COPD
New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham provides evidence, for the first time, for physicians to continue using ...
NCI awards $3 million grant to Hollings Cancer Center immunotherapy team
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina received a $3 million grant from the National Cancer ...
Adding clinical variables improves accuracy of lung allocation score
Improved scoring better identifies sickest cystic fibrosis and COPD patients Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Cleveland: Implemented back in 2005, the ...
Study funded by NIH supports optimal threshold for diagnosing COPD
Credit: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute A new study provides evidence to support a simple measurement for diagnosing clinically ...
Lifelong ill-health after exposure to chemical weapons
Credit: Siri Sjolin People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and eyes, ...