UAB spinoff to treat chronic respiratory disease announces $3 million seed funding
ResBiotic Inc. will use the money to develop and commercialize groundbreaking probiotic formulations for lung health.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - ...
Tag: Pulmonary/Respiratory Medicine
As wildfires increase in severity, experts call for coordinated federal response
American Thoracic Society Workshop Report Co-Funded by ATS, NIEHS and EPACredit: ATS (New York, NY) - May 3, 2021 - ...
Epilepsy discovery reveals why some seizures prove deadly
Credit: Courtesy Patel lab New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has shed light on the No. ...
ATS/Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals research grant in sarcoidosis awarded
Northwestern University researcher is recipient of $50,000 grantCredit: ATS (New York, NY) - April 27, 2021 - Deborah Winter, PhD ...
COVID-19 vaccine responses to be studied in people with immune deficits
Enrollment begins at NIH Clinical CenterCredit: NIAID A study assessing how people with immune system deficiencies or dysregulations respond to ...
High dose of vitamin D fails to improve condition of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients
A clinical trial was conducted with 240 patients who were given 200,000 IU of vitamin D3 on admission to hospital. ...
E-cigarette users in rural Appalachia develop more severe lung injuries
Credit: Zane Lacko/WVU Just as e-cigarette ingredients can vary from one region to another, the health effects of vaping can ...
Federal policy to reduce deaths from sepsis was mostly ineffective
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 19, 2021 - The first large-scale, multi-hospital evaluation of an "all or none" federal policy intended ...
Study aims to improve health of patients with CF across their increasing lifespan
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University People with cystic fibrosis are living better and longer, and now investigators want to further ...
Outcome predictive performance of admission chest radiographs in COVID-19 patients
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds in the setting of high pretest probability of COVID-19 infection or with quick ...
NIAID funds new influenza research network
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has ...
Air pollution may affect severity and hospitalization in COVID-19 patients
University of Cincinnati researcher says preliminary findings for pilot study could have policy implicationsCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Patients who ...
There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to treat severe asthma; this study shows why
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 13, 2021 - Wheezing, coughing that doesn't stop, a pale and sweaty face: clinically, severe asthma ...
Amoeba biology reveals potential treatment target for lung disease
Credit: Corinne Sandone, Johns Hopkins Medicine In a series of experiments that began with amoebas -- single-celled organisms that extend ...
Volcanic pollution return linked to jump in respiratory disease cases
Credit: Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya Respiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland's largest volcanic eruptions, a new study has found. ...
Two studies support key role for immune system in shaping SARS-CoV-2 evolution
New findings and novel technology could inform COVID-19 treatment and vaccine-development effortsCredit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 2020 ...
U.S.-Mexico asthma study examines hygiene hypothesis amid pandemic
With a $15.3 million National Institutes of Health grant, a University of Arizona Health Sciences-led research team takes a three-pronged ...
First images of cells exposed to COVID-19 vaccine reveal native-like Coronavirus spikes
Credit: University of Southampton New research has for the first time compared images of the protein spikes that develop on ...
COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent global need to control air pollution
Credit: ATS April 06, 2020-- A new commentary published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society provides an ...
Scientists scour genes of 53,000+ people to better battle dangerous diseases
Credit: UVA Health A new analysis of the entire genetic makeup of more than 53,000 people offers a bonanza of ...
