Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Bronchiolitis, News

Hospitalized children with bronchiolitis, an acute inflammation of the bronchioles usually caused by a viral infection, treated with intermittent high-dose inhaled nitric oxide exhibit potentially better outcomes when compared to standard ... Read more

May 15, 2015May 15, 2015

Drug Combination Improves Grade III COPD in Recent Study

News

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) recently examined a recent therapeutic drug combination — aclidinium bromide/formoterol — approved as a treatment for adults with chronic obstructive ... Read more

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

Age Found To Increase Risk for Radiation-induced Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) in Breast Cancer Patients

Bronchiolitis, News

In a new study entitled “Radiation-induced bronchiolitis obliterates organizing pneumonia (BOOP) syndrome in breast cancer patients is associated with age,“ authors evaluate the incidence and risk factors among breast cancer ... Read more

May 7, 2015November 9, 2015

New Insights Into How Cigarette Smoke Increases Inflammation In Lung Cells

COPD, News

In a recent study entitled “Decreased expression of the NF-κB family member RelB in lung fibroblasts from Smokers with and without COPD potentiates cigarette smoke-induced COX-2 expression” researchers show that ... Read more

May 6, 2015November 5, 2015

Newly Discovered Pulmonary Fibrosis Mutations Could Help Develop Therapeutic Targets

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

In a new study entitled “Exome sequencing links mutations in PARN and RTEL1 with familial pulmonary fibrosis and telomere shortening,” researchers identified mutations in two genes, PARN and RTEL1, which ... Read more

May 5, 2015November 9, 2015

3D Human Lung Tissue Cultures Used to Test COPD Therapeutics

COPD, News

In a recent study entitled “Preclinical validation and imaging of Wnt-induced repair in human 3D lung tissue cultures,” researchers developed ex vivo 3D human lung tissue cultures (3D-LTCs) to determine ... Read more

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015

Discovery of Major Subsets of KRAS Mutations in Lung Cancer Could Lead To New, Targeted Therapeutics

News

Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently identified lung cancer subsets that harbor mutations in the KRAS gene, a gene involved primarily in regulating cell division, ... Read more

April 22, 2015November 5, 2015

New Autoimmune Disease Affecting Lungs Due To Mutations in COPA Gene

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

In a new study entitled “COPA mutations impair ER-Golgi transport and cause hereditary autoimmune-mediated lung disease and arthritis,” researchers report that a new autoimmune disease diagnosed in five families that is ... Read more

April 8, 2015November 5, 2015

New Combined Pancreatic Islet and Lung Transplantation Procedure for Cystic Fibrosis Could Improve CF-related Diabetes

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new clinical trial for Cystic Fibrosis is now recruiting participants aged between 18 to 60 years old with end-stage cystic fibrosis (CF) and severe CF-related diabetes (CFRD). The study is entitled “Metabolic Efficiency ... Read more

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015

Eli Lilly Releases Medicare Treatment and Cost Patterns Among Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Lung Cancer, News

In a recent study entitled “Real-world treatment patterns and costs in a US Medicare population with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer,” researchers summarize the current state of metastatic squamous ... Read more