Posts by: Patricia Silva, PhD

Patricia Silva, PhD

Patrícia holds her PhD in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has studied Applied Biology at Universidade do Minho and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Instituto de Medicina Molecular in Lisbon, Portugal. Her work has been focused on molecular genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites.

July 16, 2015November 5, 2015

Embryonic Stem Cells Found To Repair Damaged Lung Tissue in Animal Models

Cystic Fibrosis, News

A new study recently published in the journal Nature Medicine revealed that embryonic stem cells are able to repair damaged lung tissue in mice models. The study was led by ... Read more

July 14, 2015November 6, 2015

Researchers Reveal that Blood Lipid Levels in Children Correlate with Asthma and Allergies

Asthma, News

Researchers at the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) in Denmark recently reported that lipid levels in the blood of children are associated with respiratory conditions like asthma ... Read more

July 10, 2015October 28, 2015

New Insights into Bronchiolitis Obliterans in Children and Long-Term Azithromycin Therapy

Bronchiolitis, News

A new study by researchers at Tianjin Medical University in China offers more insight into the features of bronchiolitis obliterans in children under long-term azithromycin treatment. The study was published ... Read more

July 10, 2015November 5, 2015

Clinical Trial Yields Promising Results for VGXI-Manufactured Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy

Cystic Fibrosis, News

The United Kingdom Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium (UKCFGTC) recently published in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine encouraging data on a Phase IIb clinical trial for cystic fibrosis (CF) based on ... Read more

July 9, 2015November 5, 2015

New Insights Into the Role of Thiocyanate in Cystic Fibrosis Revealed in Study

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently revealed new insights into the development of cystic fibrosis (CF) and other disorders linked to inflammation based on the role played by the thiocyanate ... Read more

July 2, 2015November 9, 2015

New COPD Guidelines Lead to Misdiagnosis in Certain Patient Subsets

COPD, News

Dr. Martin Miller from the University of Birmingham and Dr. Mark Levy from the Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group in the United Kingdom recently highlighted the risk for misdiagnosing chronic obstructive ... Read more

June 25, 2015November 6, 2015

Forced Oscillometry is a Better Tool to Assess Lung Function in Asthma Patients than Spirometry

Asthma, News

Researchers at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt recently reported that in the assessment of lung function in asthma patients, forced oscillometry is better than the standard spirometry test. The ... Read more

June 24, 2015November 5, 2015

Study Reports that Lupus Patients Can Develop Pulmonary Hypertension and Proposes a Biomarker for its Detection

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

Researchers at the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul reported that a portion of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may develop pulmonary hypertension, and propose a biomarker to diagnose ... Read more

June 23, 2015November 5, 2015

Laurent Pharmaceuticals Reveals Promising Results for LAU-7b Therapeutic in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company with a clinical development program for cystic fibrosis (CF), recently announced promising data on its Phase 1b clinical trial with LAU-7b in adult CF ... Read more

June 18, 2015November 6, 2015

Atopix Therapeutics Announces Additional Funding to Advance Experimental Asthma Therapy

Asthma, News

Atopix Therapeutics Limited, a biopharmaceutical company focused on therapies for atopic dermatitis and severe asthma, recently announced that it has obtained additional development capital for the advance of its lead ... Read more