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.

December 22, 2014November 11, 2015

New Review Explores COPD Clinical Management Practices

COPD, News

A new review entitled “Standards of suitability for the management of chronic obstructive respiratory diseases,” published in the journal Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine discussed the main topics related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Read more

December 19, 2014November 5, 2015

Depression Shown To Impact Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Cystic Fibrosis

A recent study entitled “Symptoms of depression impact the course of lung function in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis,” published in the journal BMC Pulmonary Medicine examined depression as ... Read more

December 18, 2014November 5, 2015

Antibiotic Alternative Could Someday Aid CF Patients in Fighting Drug-resistant Bacteria

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new study from a team of researchers of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR), entitled “Engineered Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides (eCAPs) to Overcome Multidrug Resistance by ESKAPE ... Read more

December 8, 2014November 11, 2015

Study Notes Health, Social Impacts of Under-Diagnosed COPD

COPD, News

A new study from an Italian research team was published this week in the journal Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine. The study, entitled “Health and social impacts of COPD and the problem of ... Read more

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014

Researchers Uncover Unique Genetic Features Related to Emphysema

Emphysema

A new study entitled “Genes related to emphysema are enriched for ubiquitination pathways” published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine, aimed to determine the potential relationship between gene expression and specific phenotypes ... Read more

December 3, 2014November 5, 2015

Study Explores CF Adolescent Patients’ Respiration Limitations With Exercise

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new study entitled “Ventilatory response to exercise in adolescents with cystic fibrosis and mild-to-moderate airway obstruction,” published this week in SpringerPlus, tested the ventilatory response to exercise in a sample ... Read more

November 24, 2014November 6, 2015

Recent Asian Bronchiectasis Study Offers Analysis Of Etiology, Focus On Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Bronchiectasis, News

A study entitled “Analysis Of Etiology And Clinical Manifestations Of Patients With Bronchiectasis In Chinese Adult From Peking Union Medical College Hospital” was published in the American Thoracic Society International ... Read more

November 21, 2014November 6, 2015

Population Based Study Reveals Association Between Bronchiectasis, Cardiovascular Disease

Bronchiectasis, News

An important association between Bronchiectasis and the risk of cardiovascular events was published as an abstract in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The study entitled “The Association Between ... Read more

November 17, 2014November 6, 2015

Cystic Fibrosis, Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Lung Ventilation Abnormalities Revealed Through MRI Technique

Bronchiectasis, News

Gregory Paulin and colleagues from Robarts Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario, Canada, presented results in an abstract of a pilot study aimed at examining the relationship between ... Read more

November 14, 2014November 5, 2015

Study Quantifies Canadian CF Patients’ Increased Longevity, Identifies Key Risk Factors

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Recently, several reports out of Canada have revealed that Cystic Fibrosis patients there are leading increasingly longer, healthier lives than in other nations with high CF patient populations. Now, a ... Read more