Posts by: Maureen Newman

Maureen Newman

Maureen Newman is a science columnist for Pulmonary Hypertension News. She is currently a PhD student studying biomedical engineering at University of Rochester, working towards a career of research in biomaterials for drug delivery and regenerative medicine. She is an integral part of Dr. Danielle Benoit's laboratory, where she is investigating bone-homing therapeutics for osteoporosis treatment.

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015

Airway Clearance Therapy Helps in Range of Lung Diseases

Bronchiectasis, News

Airway clearance therapy (ACT) is an important treatment approach for patients with impaired ciliary function or other difficulties in clearing the lungs of mucus and harmful particles. Evidence indicates that ACT minimizes ... Read more

September 11, 2015November 6, 2015

FVC Found To Be An Unreliable Predictor of Interstitial Lung Disease in Scleroderma Patients

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News, Scleroderma

A negative diagnosis can be relieving for many individuals, but occasionally in scleroderma, individuals with interstitial lung disease are wrongly diagnosed as healthy according to pulmonary function tests. In a ... Read more

August 24, 2015November 5, 2015

Mechanism of Resveratrol Action in PAH Identified by Study

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Researchers at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing discovered a novel pathway of cell cycle regulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) disease progression. A collection of experiments described in ... Read more

June 30, 2015November 5, 2015

Mechanism of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rare HPS Patients Identified

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Defective responses to physiological insults to the lungs leads to excessive damage and pulmonary fibrosis in the lungs of patients with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), according to a new study from ... Read more

May 29, 2015May 29, 2015

Once-Overlooked Therapy Effectively Treats Genetically-Caused Emphysema

Emphysema, News

What was once an overlooked treatment may soon be a well-accepted therapy for genetically-caused emphysema as a result of work conducted at Toronto Western Hospital. A study entitled “Intravenous Augmentation ... Read more

May 22, 2015November 5, 2015

New Uses For Old Antibiotics May Improve CF Treatment

Cystic Fibrosis, News

New drug derivatives of antibiotics may be future treatment options for cystic fibrosis patients. Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. recently entered into an agreement with La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. to ... Read more

May 1, 2015November 6, 2015

Two Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Scoring Systems Shown to Agree in Predicting Disease Severity

Bronchiectasis, News

Categorizing patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) according to disease similarities is beneficial to drawing connections between symptoms, treatments, and prognoses. Recognizing this need, scientists have developed two scoring systems: ... Read more

April 27, 2015November 9, 2015

Resistance Band Exercises Tested in Patients with COPD

COPD, News

Exercise can be difficult for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but since it is so vital to maintaining overall health, COPD patients need a way to incorporate exercise into ... Read more

April 24, 2015November 9, 2015

COPD Management Found To Be Lacking in Asia-Pacific

COPD

Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the first step in helping patients feel better and increase their quality of life. A recent study, “Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Read more

April 21, 2015November 5, 2015

Gene Mutation in Cattle Leads to Human Pulmonary Hypertension Insights

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Cattle and humans may have diverged from the evolutionary tree a while back in time, but genetic mutations in cattle may lead to pulmonary hypertension such as that seen in ... Read more