Posts by: Bruno Castro, PhD

Bruno Castro, PhD

Bruno has a PhD in Chemistry from Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. He did his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University, Portugal. For the past years he was as a Postdoctoral Researcher at ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, working in the intersection between biophysical-chemistry, cell biology and immunology.

October 28, 2015November 9, 2015

Boehringer’s STIOLTO RESPIMAT Shows Promising Results Clinical Trials

COPD, News

Post-hoc analysis of the TONADO and OTEMTO trials of the 15,000-patient phase III Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clinical trial TOviTO assessing Boehringer Ingelheim‘s STIOLTO RESPIMAT’s efficacy and safety in COPD were recently ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Lung Tumors’ Spread Limited by Patrolling Monocytes in Study

Lung Cancer, News

The immune system has safeguarding mechanisms that identify and degrade harmful cells and cellular debris. Patrolling monocytes, a subpopulation of circulating white blood cells, is one type of immune cell serving as ... Read more

October 20, 2015November 5, 2015

Bacteria’s Adaptive Changes to Cystic Fibrosis May Contribute to Chronic Lung Disease Development

Cystic Fibrosis, News

In a recent study, Canadian and U.S. scientists investigated the effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasR mutations on inflammatory responses in an epithelial cell line, mice and CF patients. Their study, entitled ... Read more

October 14, 2015October 15, 2015

Researchers Study Tiotropium Preoperative Therapy in Gastric Cancer Patients with COPD

Lung Cancer, News

Gastric cancer is the third most frequent cause of cancer-related death in the world, mostly affecting elderly people. Treating this disease is still difficult, since most patients are diagnosed with ... Read more

September 9, 2015November 5, 2015

Discovery of Key Processes in Fibrosis Development Could Advance Pulmonary Fibrosis Therapies

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Researchers from Texas A&M University recently published novel insights about the principles underlying tissue scarring and wound healing in a recent paper entitled “TNF-α–stimulated fibroblasts secrete lumican to promote fibrocyte differentiation”, published in ... Read more

September 3, 2015November 5, 2015

Benefits and Guidelines for Mannitol Inhalation in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Explored

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A recent review paper entitled “Optimising inhaled mannitol for cystic fibrosis in an adult population” published in the Breathe journal, discusses the advantages of mannitol inhalation in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) ... Read more