Posts by: Carolina Henriques

Carolina Henriques

Carolina holds a BSc in Anthropology and a MSc in Urban Studies., and brings her interdisciplinary skills to her writing on a range of different topics in science, research and advocacy news.

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016

University Researchers Test Exercise Table Designed to Help COPD Patients Breath Easier

COPD, News

A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is testing an exercise table that could help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathe easier: the ... Read more

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016

Enrollment Complete in Clinical Trial of Bronchitol for Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Pharmaxis has reached its targeted enrollment in its international clinical trial (CF303) evaluating Bronchitol (mannitol) in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The Australian pharmaceutical company expects results by the middle of 2017. ... Read more

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016

Windtree Given Third $1 Million Grant to Develop Way of Treating Lung Injury Due to Radiation

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Windtree Therapeutics recently announced that it has received the third $1 million installment in a previously announced Phase 3 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, worth about $3 million in total, to support development ... Read more

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016

E-Cigarettes Are Not Good Option for Smokers Looking to Quit, Scientists Say in Opinion Piece

News

Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill strongly oppose suggestions that doctors should routinely recommend e-cigarettes as an alternative for their patients who smoke. Keeping in mind that ... Read more

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

Vertex, Moderna Collaborate on mRNA Therapeutics for CF Treatment

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Moderna Therapeutics recently announced an exclusive research collaboration and licensing agreement to discover and develop the messenger ribonucleic acid trademarked (mRNA) Therapeutics for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). Vertex ... Read more

July 12, 2016July 14, 2016

US Pediatric Hospitals Vary Significantly in Care, Costs for Children with Asthma

Asthma, News

Pediatric hospital costs and care vary significantly when it comes to children with asthma, according to researchers from the Center for Outcomes Research (COR) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The study ... Read more

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016

FDA Approves Xolair for Allergic Pediatric Asthma

Asthma, News

Genentech recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xolair (omalizumab) for the treatment of persistent allergic asthma in children aged 6 to 11 years old. Xolair therapy was already ... Read more

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016

NebuTech Nebulizer Seen to Shorten Emergency Room Stays for Children with Asthma Flares

Asthma, COPD, News

A clinical study comparing the NebuTech nebulizer, developed by Salter Labs, and a standard nebulizer found that pediatric asthma patients using the newer device had a nearly 45-minute reduction in emergency-room hospital stays. Results of ... Read more

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016

Actelion Begins Phase 3 Study of Opsumit as Possible Treatment for Children with PAH

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Actelion announced the launch of a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a pediatric formulation of Opsumit (macitentan) in delaying disease progression in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Opsumit is an orally available ... Read more

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016

$5M Grant Awarded to Maine Medical Center for Lung Cancer Prevention and Screening from BMS Foundation

Lung Cancer, News

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has given a $5 million grant to the Maine Medical Center for the creation of a statewide initiative to improve prevention, early detection, and treatment of lung cancer in the ... Read more