Posts by: Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos graduated with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). Her professional interests include science communication, public awareness of science and communication of science through entertainment.

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Child’s Home Environment Predicts Hospitalization Risk For Respiratory Diseases

Bronchiolitis, News

Children who need hospitalization for various common respiratory conditions usually live in inner-city neighborhoods with less than optimal socioeconomic conditions, according to a recent study from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center whose researchers ... Read more

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

THERAMetrics Issued New Patent For Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment

News

THERAMetrics holding AG recently announced that it has been granted a patent for a pharmaceutical kit that includes targeted treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). The patent was granted by the European ... Read more

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

Lung Cancer Patients That Quit Smoking Live Longer, According To Study

Lung Cancer, News

Tobacco cessation offers a proven survival benefit for lung cancer patients who quit smoking shortly before or after diagnosis, no matter how severe the disease is. The results from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute ... Read more

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015

Janet Freeman-Daily Named July’s LUNGevity Hero

Lung Cancer, News

The LUNGevity Foundation has named Janet Freeman-Daily, who is a stage IV lung cancer survivor, speaker, e-patient and award-winning lung cancer blogger, as the LUNGevity Hero for July. Janet is being awarded for her role ... Read more

July 7, 2015November 6, 2015

Teva’s DuoResp Spiromax For Asthma, COPD Wins Medical Design Award

Asthma, News

Teva Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the DuoResp Spiromax® inhaler received the silver award at the 2015 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA). These awards recognize the most significant developments in medical product design that can improve healthcare delivery ... Read more

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015

Biocept Expands Blood-Based Test To Identify Key Biomarkers For Non-Small Cell and Small Cell Lung Cancers

Lung Cancer, News

Biocept, Inc., a molecular diagnostics firm that commercializes and develops liquid biopsies in order to improve both treatment and detection of cancer, recently announced the launch of the FGFR1 amplification test that ... Read more

June 30, 2015November 6, 2015

Severe Asthma Does Not Respond To Mainstay Treatment, According To Study

Asthma, News

The immune response triggered in those with severe asthma is noticeably different from the one that occurs in milder forms of the lung disease, according to scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of ... Read more

June 29, 2015November 5, 2015

ProQR Begins Enrollment For Phase 1b Study Of QR-010 In Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Cystic Fibrosis, News

ProQR Therapeutics recently announced the beginning of enrollment in the PQ-010-001 study, a global Phase 1b clinical study for the novel investigational RNA therapeutic QR-010, which is designed to repair the genetic mutation in the mRNA ... Read more

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015

D-Lab & Tata Center Develop Mobile Stethoscope for Pulmonary Diseases

News

Rich Fletcher, an MIT research scientist, and Dan Chamberlain, a graduate student at MIT, in collaboration with the Chest Research Foundation (CRF) recently received the 3rd prize in Vodafone’s annual Wireless ... Read more

June 25, 2015June 25, 2015

Guardant Health Partners With National Cancer Institute On Development of Prospective NSCLC Liquid Biopsy Study

Lung Cancer, News

Guardant Health recently announced a partnership with the National Cancer Institute, a cancer research SWOG funded consortium, in order to identify the mechanisms of resistance and future treatment options to address patients suffering with ... Read more