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.

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

Pediatric Asthma ER Visits Decline in 15 Areas of US After Indoor Smoking Banned, Study Finds

Asthma, News

Emergency rooms across the United States reported a 17% decline in the number of children needing assistance for asthma attacks once public indoor smoking bans were instituted, according to a study ... Read more

December 19, 2016December 19, 2016

Arena Completes Enrollment in Phase 2 Trial of PAH Therapy Ralinepag

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Arena Pharmaceuticals completed patient enrollment in its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating ralinepag (APD811) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The clinical trial (NCT02279160) first began dosing patients in ... Read more

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Study of Low-income Adults with Asthma Reveals Socioeconomic Stressors

Asthma, News

Minority adults who live in low-income households are known to suffer from the highest rates of asthma, asthma-related mortality rates, and hospital stays. But most asthma studies fail to focus ... Read more

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

LUNGevity Presents Research on Lung Cancer Treatments, Patient Preferences

Lung Cancer, News

LUNGevity Foundation, a nonprofit lung cancer organization, recently presented four of its research abstracts regarding patient preferences and treatment options were presented at this year’s International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ... Read more

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

COPD Appears Prevalent in Non-smoking Women, Especially African-Americans

COPD, News

Women who have never smoked tobacco, particularly African-Americans, are susceptible to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease strongly associated with smoking. Other factors, from hormones to exposure to air ... Read more

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016

NIH $1.7M Grant to Aid Creation of Models That May Personalize Care of Lung Diseases

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A research collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh’s schools of Engineering and Medicine has been awarded a $1.7 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new mathematical models that ... Read more

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2 Trial of Therapy for Hypoxemia in IPF

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) recently announced it has enrolled the first patient into its Phase 2 ZEPHYR clinical trial (NCT02846324), assessing the safety and effectiveness of GBT440 in treating hypoxemia in ... Read more

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

SteadyMed Launches Website, Social Media Campaign During Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

SteadyMed recently announced the launch of BePHenomenal, a new website created to educate and empower people living with pulmonary hypertension (PH), a Thunderclap and a new social media campaign, #PHenomSelf, to recognize “strength ... Read more

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016

Possible PAH Treatment, Now in Testing as Anti-Psychotic, Named Orphan Drug by FDA

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Reviva Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to RP5063 as a potential treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The product is already in clinical ... Read more

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

Fetal Health Foundation Awards $50,000 to Researcher Working to Treat Birth Defect

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

The Fetal Health Foundation (FHF) named Dr. Jan Deprest the recipient of the 2016 Brianna Marie Memorial Research Grant, a $50,000 award that will be used to further his research ... Read more