Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia Inacio, PhD

July 21, 2015November 5, 2015

Antibiotic Treatments Found To Reduce But Not Eliminate Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Colonization in Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis, News

In a recent study entitled “Changes of Proteases, Antiproteases, and Pathogens in Cystic Fibrosis Patients’ Upper and Lower Airways after IV-Antibiotic Therapy,” authors highlight the alterations in the balance between proteases/antiproteases ... Read more

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

New Biopsy System Offers Improved Performance For Diagnosing Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer, News

Medtronic, a leading company in medical technology, is now offering the GenCut core biopsy system together with superDimension(TM) navigation system for lung tissue biopsies. Medtronic’s superDimension navigation system allows pulmonologists ... Read more

July 15, 2015November 5, 2015

Researchers Uncover A New and Deeper Understanding of Lung Regeneration Pathways

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

In a new study entitled “Time‐ and compartment‐resolved proteome profiling of the extracellular niche in lung injury and repair,” researchers uncovered the dynamic response of lungs to injury and which ... Read more

July 14, 2015November 9, 2015

COPD Patients with Aspiration Pneumonia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Have Distinct Mortality Rates

COPD, News

In a recent study entitled “Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes between aspiration pneumonia and community-acquired pneumonia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” authors report that COPD patients with ... Read more

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

Fatal Pulmonary Embolism Case Report Highlights Need For More Attention To Factitious Fever Risks

News, Pneumonia

In a recent study entitled “Fatal non-thrombotic pulmonary embolization in a patient with undiagnosed factitious disorder,” the authors present a case study of a patient with undiagnosed factitious fever that ... Read more

July 10, 2015July 10, 2015

Necitumumab Combined with Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Closer to Becoming First-Line Therapy in Squamous NSCLC

Lung Cancer, News

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC), whose main function is to evaluate both safety and effectiveness of human drugs (already in the market ... Read more

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015

Natera Announces New Collaboration With UCL Cancer Institute to Foster Lung Cancer Research

Lung Cancer, News

Natera, Inc., a company focusing on genetic testing and diagnostics to determine the likelihood for individuals that suffer from serious genetic conditions, just announced a new collaboration with the University College ... Read more

July 7, 2015November 6, 2015

Bronchiectasis Identified as a Potential HTLV-associated Disease

Bronchiectasis, News

In a recent study entitled “High prevalence of bronchiectasis is linked to HTLV-1-associated inflammatory disease,” a team of researchers analyzed whether the human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1), the agent responsible ... Read more

July 7, 2015November 5, 2015

Gene Therapy Shows Promising Results as a New Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new clinical trial shows promising results for gene therapy in treating cystic fibrosis patients. The results were recently published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine in a study ... Read more

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015

Probiotics Improve Anti-Tumor Drugs’ Effect in a Lung Cancer Mouse Model

Lung Cancer, News

In a new study entitled “Well-balanced commensal microbiota contributes to anti-cancer response in a lung cancer mouse model,” researchers investigated whether gut microbiota modulates immune responses against tumors using a mouse ... Read more