Posts Tagged ‘emphysema’
Therapy strikes protein in smokers’ lungs
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A new treatment for smoking-related lung diseases targets a protein that triggers inflammation and keeps lungs from healing. Continue…
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:29 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Jul 7, 2010 9:58 - 0 Comments
Computer simulates super-fast protein fold
RICE (US)—A computer program is allowing researchers to accurately simulate protein folding dramatically faster than previous methods. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2010 8:51 - 1 Comment
Sniffing out risk of emphysema in smokers
U. IOWA (US)—Using CT scans to measure blood flow in the lungs of people who smoke may offer a way to identify which smokers are most at risk of emphysema before the disease damages and eventually destroys areas of the lungs. (more…)
