Posts by: Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, a MSc in Health Psychology and a BSc in Clinical Psychology. Her work has been focused on vulnerability to psychopathology and early identification and intervention in psychosis.

January 21, 2015November 6, 2015

Rare Mutations in Asthma Associated With Different Ethnic Backgrounds

Asthma, News

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center found associations between rare genetic variants and risk of asthma. The study entitled “Ethnic-specific associations of rare and low-frequency DNA sequence variants ... Read more

January 21, 2015November 10, 2015

Lung Transplant Recipients from Donors Who Drink Heavily are at Higher Risk of Lung Complications

COPD, News

According to new research from the Loyola University Medical Center, recipients of lung donors with a heavy alcohol use history are at higher risk of developing severe primary graft dysfunction ... Read more

January 20, 2015November 10, 2015

New Study Design To Test Novel COPD Drug

COPD, News

Researchers from Germany recently designed a longitudinal prospective non-intervention study (DACCORD) aimed at assessing the efficacy of a new drug called long-acting anticholinergic glycopyrronium bromide for the treatment of chronic ... Read more

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015

Mutations in a Specific Gene Could Be What Puts Smokers at Higher Emphysema Risk

Emphysema

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine identified a mutation in a specific gene that helps to repair damaged chromosome ends that could make smokers at a higher ... Read more

January 12, 2015November 10, 2015

Effects of Genome-wide mRNA Expression in Patients with COPD Highlighted in New Study

COPD, News

Roberto Rabinovich from the ELEGI Colt Laboratory at the Centre for Inflammation Research in Edinburgh, identified 42 differently expressed genes involved in skeletal muscle wasting in COPD. The study entitled ... Read more

January 12, 2015January 12, 2015

Study Examines Pulmonary Tuberculosis Prevalence in Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Patients

News, Pneumonia

A study from Taiwan involving Pulmonary Tuberculosis entitled “Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in type 2 diabetes elderly: a cross-sectional study in a community hospital” was recently published in the journal BMC ... Read more

January 9, 2015November 11, 2015

Gene Expression Study Explores Muscle Wasting in COPD Patients

COPD, News

Roberto Rabinovich from the Queen’s Medical Research Institute at the University of Edinburgh and colleagues identified 42 differently expressed genes involved in skeletal muscle wasting in COPD. The study entitled ... Read more

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015

Study on Lung Cancer Specialists in Europe Shed Light on Specialized Palliative Care

Lung Cancer, News

The availability of Palliative Care and referral patterns of European Lung Cancer specialists was recently examined. The study entitled “Attitudes and referral patterns of lung cancer specialists in Europe to ... Read more

December 28, 2014November 5, 2015

Economic Burden of Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Eased Through Effective Use of Therapeutics

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

A new study entitled “The economic burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the U.S. on payers and patients” found that medical costs of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) decrease ... Read more

December 23, 2014November 11, 2015

Genetic Variations Predispose COPD Patients To a More Severe Form of the Disease

COPD, News

A new study from the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INERS) suggests that people of mestizo Mexican decent may have specific genes that make them more prone to Chronic Obstructive ... Read more