NIH launches large TB prevention trial for people exposed to multidrug-resistant TB
Study will compare delamanid to isoniazid for preventing TB disease in at-risk contactsCredit: NIAID A large clinical trial to assess ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
Small shops, heavy advertisers less likely to ID for tobacco
Study has implications for Tobacco 21 enforcement, researchers say COLUMBUS, Ohio - Young people are less likely to be carded ...
Global treaty is leaving some countries vulnerable to increase in tobacco consumption
Studies provide evidence for urgent need to tackle smoking globally, especially in low-to-middle-income countriesCredit: York University News TORONTO, June 20, ...
How do vaping, the environment, lifestyle impact long-term lung health?
Millennial lung health will get its first focus with $24.8 million grantCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- We don't yet know ...
Researchers find cause of rare, fatal disease that turns babies’ lips and skin blue
Mouse models developed with CRISPR technology lead to possible nanoparticle treatmentCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists used a gene editing method called ...
Inhaling air pollution-like irritant alters defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension
New study using a rat model for high blood pressure helps explain the different sensory nerve-induced physiological response to air ...
Tiny probe that senses deep in the lung set to shed light on disease
Credit: Michael Tanner, Herriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. A hair-sized probe that can measure key indicators of tissue ...
New imaging modality targets cholesterol in arterial plaque
Innovative research, reported in the SPIE Journal of Biophotonics, utilizes a dual-wavelength approach for the specific identification of plaque-causing cholesterolCredit: ...
Researcher identifies adjuvant that prevents vaccine-enhanced respiratory disease in RSV
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A unique adjuvant, a substance that enhances the body's immune response to toxins and foreign matter, ...
Formation of habitual use drives cannabis addiction
Individual differences in brain systems for habitual behavior distinguish heavy cannabis users who develop an addiction Philadelphia, June 13, 2019 ...
WVU and NIOSH study ways to prevent lung disease in dentistry professionals
Credit: WVU Inhaling dangerous particulates is a hazard of coal mining, mold remediation, sandblasting ... and dentistry. Fotinos Panagakos, associate ...
Electronic inhaler monitoring reduces hospitalizations, ER visits in patients with COPD
Credit: Cleveland Clinic Tuesday, June 11, 2019, Cleveland: In one of the first-of-its-kind studies, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that the ...
Five National Academies hand over science-policy statement on air pollution and health
Appointment notice Clean air is as vital to life on earth as clean water. Currently, air pollution is estimated to ...
Gustavo Nino, M.D., honored with national award from American Thoracic Society
Credit: Children's National Gustavo Nino, M.D., a pulmonologist who directs the Sleep Medicine program at Children's National, was honored by ...
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