Posts Tagged ‘pulmonary disease’
After 3 days, lung bacteria are unstoppable
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A deadly plague bacterium is able to transform the lungs into a breeding ground for other microbes—often escaping detection until it is too late for medical treatment. Continue…
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 11:44 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2012 16:16 - 2 Comments
Drug shields lungs from smoking damage
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A common blood pressure medicine appears to help prevent the lung damage associated with cigarette smoke, according to a study with mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 27, 2011 11:20 - 0 Comments
Cancer drug may treat scarring diseases
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A drug used to treat cancer may also be effective in treating diseases that cause scarring of the internal organs or skin, such as pulmonary fibrosis and scleroderma. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 6, 2010 10:52 - 1 Comment
Air pollution inflames asthma
UC BERKELEY / STANFORD (US) — Exposure to dirty air is linked to decreased function of a gene that appears to increase the severity of asthma in children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2010 11:46 - 0 Comments
Breathing lungs created in the lab
U. MINNESOTA (US)—As a follow-up to the beating heart, researchers at the University of Minnesota have used a similar technique to create breathing lungs in the lab. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2010 12:06 - 0 Comments
Protein may help predict transplant outcome
EMORY (US)—Researchers have identified a marker of inflammation that may help predict an often fatal complication following a lung transplant. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2009 12:33 - 0 Comments
Speedier way to diagnose pneumonia
UC DAVIS (US)—Doctors may soon be able to diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient’s urine. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Sep 17, 2009 4:00 - 11 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Are you sick and clean?
U. COLORADO (US)—Millions of Americans are getting a dousing of pathogenic bacteria along with their daily showers, a new study finds. Researchers have discovered that water spurting from showerheads can distribute pathogen-filled droplets that suspend themselves in the air and can easily be inhaled into the deepest parts of the lungs. (more…)
