Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Lung Cancer, News

A new study entitled “Role of Chitinase 3-like-1 and Semaphorin 7A in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis” reports that suppressing or decreasing the expression of Chi3l1 can significantly impair the spread of melanoma and ... Read more

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014

Lung Cancers Caused By Smoking Exhibit Genetic Anomalies, According to Study

Lung Cancer, News

A recent study entitled “Transcriptome meta-analysis of lung cancer reveals recurrent aberrations in NRG1 and Hippo pathway genes” reports worse outcomes for lung cancer patients with higher incidence of gene ... Read more

December 26, 2014November 5, 2015

Pulmonary Embolism Patients with High BMI “Benefit Considerably” From Apixaban Therapy

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Deep vein thrombosis is characterized by the formation of a blood clot inside a deep vein, generally in the legs, blocking blood-circulation. When the blood clot detaches — embolus — ... Read more

December 22, 2014November 5, 2015

Cystic Fibrosis Patients Found to Be Resistant To Popular Anti-Viral Drug After Lung Transplantation

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new study entitled “Subtherapeutic ganciclovir (GCV) levels and GCV-resistant cytomegalovirus in lung transplant recipients” suggests lung transplant patients, particularly those with cystic fibrosis, should be closely monitored for lung ... Read more

December 18, 2014November 5, 2015

Researchers Develop New Diagnostic Tool To Detect Pulmonary Embolisms in Patients Over 50

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

A recent study entitled “Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of Using an Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold to Exclude Suspected Pulmonary Embolism” suggests that adjusting the value of d-dimer test according ... Read more

December 18, 2014December 18, 2014

New Functional Imaging Technique For Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Could Help Patients Avoid Radiation Pneumonitis

Lung Cancer, News

A new study entitled “Functional lung avoidance for individualized radiotherapy (FLAIR): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind clinical trial” will determine the use of functional imaging techniques, particularly the Hyperpolarized ... Read more

December 12, 2014November 11, 2015

New Study Protocol Uses COPD, Other Chronic Conditions To Develop Expanding Paramedicine

COPD, News

Recently, researchers have observed a significant increase in the incidence of several chronic diseases, such as COPD, diabetes mellitus and heart failure, among others. Because patients affected by these diseases require ... Read more

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014

New Data Shows RSV Infant Mortality Rates are Much Lower Than Originally Thought

Bronchiolitis, News

A new study entitled “Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Mortality in Hospitalized Infants and Young Children” reports that infant deaths due to respiratory syncytial virus are highly uncommon in the 21st century. ... Read more

December 10, 2014November 5, 2015

New Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Biomarkers Aid in Determining Disease Severity

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

A new study entitled “Distinct compartmentalization of SP-A and SP-D in the vasculature and lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis” suggests the level of the surfactant protein D (SP-D) ... Read more

December 5, 2014November 11, 2015

Persistent Eosinophilia Present in COPD Could Improve Patient Outcomes

COPD, News

A recent study entitled “Eosinophilic inflammation in COPD: prevalence and clinical characteristics” reports that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can have persistent eosinophilia, and that this feature is associated with ... Read more